Le soleil du Viet-nam

Annotation

Born in Paris, France, Christel Ruby only released this obscure record, in 1967, featuring the Vietnam War song "Le soleil du Viet-nam" (Riviera # 231 273), which described the sounds of war, "machine guns and cannons... helmets, battalions, rockets, tanks and planes", and with all the noise of war they "can't hear Bob Dylan".

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: Reeds, glades / Quiet villages and rivers / Bases, trucks / Machine guns and cannons / The sun of Vietnam / Doesn't hear Bob Dylan / Grasses and necklaces / Butterflies, beetles / Helmets, battalions / Rockets, tanks and planes / The sun of Vietnam / Doesn't hear Bob Dylan / Laughter, huge beaches / Bare feet, dancing waves / Shooting, explosions / Grenades, bombs, destruction / The sun of Vietnam / Doesn't hear Bob Dylan / Mud, holes, silence / School satchels and huge ruins / Sell off the UN / Rehouse these naked people / The sun of Vietnam / Doesn't hear Bob Dylan __________ French: Roseaux, clairières / Villages calmes et rivières / Bases, camions / Mitrailleuses et canons / Le soleil du Vietnam / N'entend pas Bob Dylan / Herbes et colliers / Papillons, scarabées / Casques, bataillons / Fusées, chars et avions / Le soleil du Vietnam / N'entend pas Bob Dylan / Rires, plages immenses / Pieds nus, vagues qui dansent / Tirs, explosions / Grenades, bombes, destructions / Le soleil du Vietnam / N'entend pas Bob Dylan / Boue, trous, silence / Cartables et ruines immenses / Vendez l'O.N.U / Relogez ces gens tout nus / Le soleil du Vietnam / N'entend pas Bob Dylan

Themes

Anti-War

In collections

European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]