Waterloo

This is one which somehow escaped me until quite recently. I lived in France for a good few years and never heard this - I wonder why?

Love it love it love it....


Lyrics below...

French version (see below for English version)


Déjà à Waterloo, Napoléon dût se rendre
My my at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender
Et moi, je crois que mon destin prend aujourd'hui le même chemin
Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way
Les livres d'histoire et la vie racontent la même comédie
The history book on the shelf is always repeating itself

Waterloo, tu es vainqueur et je perds la guerre
Waterloo, I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo, je me constitue ta prisonnière
Waterloo, promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo, je n'peux plus fuir et plus t'échapper
Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo, pour la vie je promets de t'aimer
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
Waterloo, il est arrivé mon Waterloo
Waterloo, finally facing my waterloo

Pourtant, j'ai bien tenté de résister mais en vain
My my, I tried to hold you back but you were stronger
Alors, je crois que ma seule chance est d'abandonner le combat
Oh yeah, and now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight
Comment faire encore pour y croire
And how could I ever refuse?
quand je souhaite ta victoire ?
I feel like I win when I lose

Waterloo, tu es vainqueur et je perds la guerre
Waterloo, I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo, je me constitue ta prisonnière
Waterloo, promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo, je n'peux plus fuir et plus t'échapper
Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo, pour la vie je promets de t'aimer
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
Waterloo, il est arrivé mon Waterloo
Waterloo, finally facing my waterloo

Comment faire encore pour y croire
So how could I ever refuse
quand je souhaite ta victoire ?
I feel like I win when I lose

Waterloo, je n'peux plus fuir et plus t'échapper
Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo, pour la vie je promets de t'aimer
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you

Waterloo, il est arrivé mon Waterloo
Waterloo, finally facing my Waterloo

English Version