Le Corsaire [English translation]

The corsair "the Great Runner"

is an ill-fated ship

when she sets sail

to have at the Englishmen

fortunes of wind, sea and war

turn against the French

[come on lads, heartily]

She set forth from Lorient

with a fair sea and wind

she sailed swiftly on a port tack

gliding like a fish

a squall falls on her rigging

and soon the corsair is dismasted

[come on lads, heartily]

To end this dire fate

we crawl to the harbour and sink

Amid this dire misery

as every soul saw its doom

each one tried to escape

the best he could

[come on lads, heartily]

Our prizes after six months

amounted to three:

a more than half-sunk ship

full of potatoes,

another full of old shoes

and the last full of manure

[come on lads, heartily]

If the tale of the Great Runner

managed to move your heart,

be a gent then

and pay us plenty

Some wine, hooch1 and beer

will make us all happy.

[come on lads, heartily]

one, two, three2

Some wine, hooch and beer

will make us all happy.

[come on lads, heartily]

Some wine, hooch and beer

will make us all happy.

Some wine, hooch and beer

will make us all happy.

Some wine, hooch and beer

will make us all happy.

[come on lads, heartily]

[come on lads, heartily]

1. "rack" seems to be some kind of rice or palm brandy2. in Russian, for some reason...