L'Aventurier [English translation]

Lost in the valley of hell

the hero is called Bob Morane

On the track of the Yellow Shadow1

The vilain is called Mr Kali Jones.

Together with this good old Bill Ballantine2

escaping the crocodiles by an inch.

Stop the Caribean smuggling

A stopover in operation Nadaweib3

Soft-hearted in miss Clarke4 's bed

held captive by the sultan of Jarawak.

Wading in terror in Manikwagan5

Isolated in the Burmese jungle

Throwing the buccaneers to jail,

the foe is confounded.

The necklace of Shiva has been stolen,

the Maradjah will take responsibility.

(chorus)

And suddently appears, facing the wind,

the true all-time hero.

Bob Morane against all rascals

The adventurer against all warriors

Bob Morane against all rascals

The adventurer against all warriors

Drifting aboard the sampang

The Ylalang6-scented adventure.

His nickname: "Sun Samurai"

as he takes down the gang of the archipelago.

An hostage of Dr Xathan7's warriors,

he will always escape in time.

As the lonely adventurer,

Bob Morane rules the Earth.

(chorus)

1. the arch-enemy of Bob Morane. An Asian crazy scientist of the Fu-Manchu kind2. The ubiquitous sidekick, of the good hearted brute kind. Named after a famous whisky brand3. Could not find a reference for this one4. a very fleeting romantic interest of Bob Morane. Note that the books are meant to be readable by kids and contain no explicit scenes of any kind5. a few episodes take place in various fictional African countries6. Mrs Ylalang is another recurrent villain. The femme fatale kind, with an Asian twist7. a 2nd rate villain, yet again of the mad scientist kind