Le sud [The South]

Annotation

Another song to highlight on this album is the song "Le sud" ("The South") which looks at the North Vietnam perspective of freeing the south from the US, "be proud in the front line against the US, you hold on, land of the South".

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: A single cry, a single voice "Freedom" / Save the South! Let's save the South! / The boiling oil rises to the feet of Buddha / Living torches, the monks offer themselves as witnesses / O my homeland of mountains and rivers so great, so beautiful / Land of heroism, flower of this twentieth century / Be proud in the front line against the US / You hold on, land of the South, sublime in your bravery, under bullets and bombs / Shining with all your light __________ French: Un seul cri, une seule voix "Liberté" / Sauvez le Sud ! Sauvons le Sud! / L'huile bouillante remonte jusqu'aux pieds de Bouddha / Torches vivantes, les bonzes s'offrent en témoins / Ô ma patrie de monts et fleuves si grands, si beaux / Terre d'héroïsme, fleur de ce siècle vingtième / Sois fière en première ligne face aux U.S. / Tu tiens, terre du Sud, sublime dans ta bravoure, sous les balles et les bombes / Brillant de toute ta lumière

About the artist

born on 2 March 1932 in Périgueux, France

Themes

Anti-War

In collections

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