samedi 6 décembre 2014

THEN I AM FOR YOU



You came to my camp
You said, to pay a visit
Jim was my camptender
But it was you I was
Secretly waiting for

It was a long valley
Where I trailed up the flock
We walked all the day
But I realized when counting
Five little lambs were missing

So at night I thought
If you find my lost sheep
Then I am for you
If you find my lost sheep
Then I am for you

So on the very next day
You went back on the trail
Checked every wood, every thicket
Climbed the biggest rocks
To see as far as you could

You finally arrived in bushes
And you found the five sheep
They were wild
They wanted to escape
But you knew how to catch them

And I then remembered
What last night I had in my head
If you find my lost sheep
Then I am for you
Then I am for you
Then I am for you

If you find my lost sheep
Then I am for you
Then I am for you
Then I am for you


mercredi 26 novembre 2014

I GOT MOONBURNT




Strange things happen sometimes
That was our first date and I
Brought her to this place
With sleeping bags and stuff

On the first night we camped
Under a great pine tree - romance
We both slept on the ground
But not too close, not to close yet

She covered my head
She covered my head
She covered my head with a shirt
So I don’t get moonburnt

I let that go by
But I thought…
She must care in her own way
She must really care about me
She must really care about us 

Finally I asked her
Why she did that to me…
She replied she wanted to save me
To save me from being crazy (x2)

She covered my head
She covered my head
She covered my head with a shirt
So I don’t get moonburnt



mercredi 12 novembre 2014

MA TÊTE A TAPÉ


 
J’ai tapé ma tête 
J’ai tapé ma tête 
Je tenais la brebis
La brebis folle
Elle est partie en avant
Et ma tête a tapé

C’est mon pied dans un filet
Mon pied resté coincé
Je suis parti en avant
Avec la brebis folle
Et ma tête a tapé
Et après ma tête a tapé

Puis je me suis réveillé
Et je n’arrêtais pas de répéter
Que ma tête avait tapé
Que ma tête avait tapé
Ça avait l’air de t’inquiéter
Que ma tête ait si fort tapé

Tu as appelé les pompiers
L’hélicoptère est monté
Tout le monde me questionnait
Sur ma tête qu’avait tapé
Toi c’était pour moi que tu t’inquiétais
Maintenant les moutons tu t’en foutais

Et puis l’hélicoptère a décollé
Et moi j’ai pensé
« Look like you are happy
To see me go away »
Mais ce n’était pas vrai
C’était pour moi que tu t’inquiétais

mardi 11 novembre 2014

THAT WAS A GOOD LIFE




You came to France to be my best man
You ignored it, it was your friends
Buying you a plane ticket
To find a French woman like mine

O Jim, that was a good life
Working with you
Being part of the family

I met you so long ago now
It was at your parents’ ranch
We went through so many bars
Had such fun in so many camps

O Jim, that was a good life
Driving expensive cars
Not paying for the insurance

This house was open to anybody
Un coup de main for a whiskey
You and your family were so generous
That was a permanent vacation to me

O Jim, that was a good life
Laughing like kids
Not worrying about anything







jeudi 6 novembre 2014

NOT TO FIND A COWBOY




It had been a long ride
Eight hours on a horse
Bringing food to his mates
To  a far away camp

I had no intention
To find a cowboy
No, that was not my intention

I couldn’t go any farther
But he wanted to show me
The surroundings
And this time, galloping…

I had no intention
To find a cowboy
No, that was not my intention

I hardly fell down
One, two, three times
The saddle was bad
My entire body hurt

I had no intention
To find a cowboy
No, that was not my intention

Being single suited me
He was patient, attentive
And he was himself
A funny, charming cowboy



mardi 4 novembre 2014

LE TOUR DE MES MONTAGNES




J’avais fait le tour de mes montagnes
Beaudon, Verclause, Aurian, le Lac
J’en voulais d’autres, des plus grandes
J’en voulais des plus hautes, j’en voulais d’autres.

Arrivée en pleine nuit chez les Thompson
Le premier matin, j’ouvre les yeux
Je découvre les moutons, les chevaux
Les sombres bâtiments, la rivière et le vent.

Tim, Jimmy, Donald, Barbara, Teddy and John
Ils parlent je ne comprends rien mais avec les bêtes
Dans mon travail silencieusement je me sens bien
Les yeux pleins de sommeil, en moi je me sens bien.

Nous buvons un café, nous mangeons des biscuits
Tim, Jimmy, Donald, Barbara, Teddy and John
Ils parlent je ne comprends rien, je regarde John
Il a les yeux bleus, je ris, je ne comprends rien.


lundi 3 novembre 2014

HOW AND WHERE AND WHEN




I was working for the Thompson Ranch
That was the May lambing in 1994
And she came down to the sheep shed
To see what was going on.

She had just arrived from France
The night before and
Everything was new to her.

The crew and I were occupied
Feeding and watering the ewes
So we didn’t stop to talk with her
As in France they would do.

She had just arrived from France
The night before but
Hard work didn’t frighten her.

At mid morning we all had a break
She ran to her cabin to get chocolate
And when she joined us back
There was just a little place next to mine.

She had just arrived from France
The night before and
Some day I would marry her.


C'ÉTAIT PAS GAGNÉ




Des images bien niaises
Des agneaux, un berger
Je n’y connaissais rien
Mais j’écrivais, j’écrivais
Je me demandais quel rôle
Dans le monde j’avais.

J’étais vraiment convaincue
Mais c’était pas gagné
Non, pas gagné

Mon père,
Je n’ai rien à te reprocher
« Vous êtes peu »
Voilà ce que tu disais
Avant de partir en vacances
Sur nos habits tes initiales tissées.

Je voulais vraiment faire ma vie
Mais c’était pas gagné
Non, c’était pas gagné

Je ne comprenais pas un mot
En arrivant, mais je souriais
Les moments durs si loin
J’essayais de les oublier
Toi, tu m’as fait rire
Quand je t’ai rencontré.

Tu as su me séduire
Mais c’était pas gagné
Alors là non, c’était pas gagné.

jeudi 30 octobre 2014

BEAR IS MY SPIRITUAL ANIMAL




I myself was kind of a bear
Sneaking around
Looking for something to eat
I was wild but never hiding

When she arrived I thought
It would be easy hunting her
All alone in this country
Full of bears like me

mercredi 29 octobre 2014

BESTIAIRE



cygnes morts sur lac de cuivre
naissance au plus froid de la nuit
agneaux, à Noël, dans la crèche
bois de cerfs sur un trophée

cheval t’envoie au sol
deux cents moutons en un jour
des ours rôdent
chercher un chien près de Little Big Horn

chevaux effrayés par les ours
montagne du colibri
petits poissons nagent dans les phares de la voiture
l’ours mon totem

attelles aux pattes de l’agneau
du lait à la ferme
fromage de chèvre à Saint-Dizier
Coco, Ike et Nevada

deux béliers égorgés
boucle de brebis dans l’intestin
une mule près de la route
Combe Chouette

mouton à laine, mouton à viande
chasser, rassembler, piéger
bélier de 200kg
état animal

mardi 21 octobre 2014

STOCKLIST




un cor de chasse
un métronome
un extincteur Sicli 6kg
un calendrier Croix Rouge française 2014
un poêle Jotul  602N
un ours en peluche dans tenue petite fille
une peau de mouton rose fluo
trois séchoirs à noix
un C15 blanc 8654WM26
un panneau « danger transhumance »
un C15 jaune 3337YB26
un abreuvoir Dustin fils Lac5
deux chiens métalliques
un tracteur Ford 5600 17639 26
une pelle à neige
12 crayons à marquer les bestiaux
sept noyers Franquette
deux noyers Commune
deux cordes de bûcheron
deux paires de chaps CC Filson Seattle
un poste radio Schneider Mambo
une paire de bottes Forester Sorel Canada
un vélo course Lejeune rouge
une tronçonneuse Stihl M250
une lampe tempête Swallow brand 255
quatre filets moutons
deux batteries prés’ance APB2
une paire de raquettes cuir et aluminium
deux paires de ski de fond Caribou AR
deux selles de monte
une balance Kuhn & Fleichel
un sac d’engrais Sud fertilisants
62 brebis
15 agneaux
deux chiens
trois chevaux

mardi 14 octobre 2014

A MOVIE IN ITSELF



THE WHOLE LIFE OF THIS VALLEY IS A MOVIE IN ITSELF

He didn’t like things that last too long
So he quit  : . Yellowstone river, Boulder river, Green Mountain trail, Melville, Blue Lake, Prairie dog, Spring creek, Blackfoot river valley . :

She could wash the dishes
And read a book at the same time : . Henry Delmarko, Gordon Chandler, Joseph Divin, Anna Fetner, William Heilman, Alma Kolsky, Donald Shaw, Vera Stramp . :

Cause he was a cripple in his hip
He was a good thinker (more than a worker) : . Super 8 Motel, River Valley Inn, Grand Hotel, Lazy J Motel . :

The patron was a kind of crazy
No one stayed too long there : . Three Peaks ranch, Van Cleve ranch, Wilson ranch, Jefferson Island ranch, Smokin’ rock ranch, Running colter ranch, Shields river valley ranch, Prickly Pear Mountain Ranch . :

Many  said they had a girlfriend
But there were none

A movie in itself
A movie in itself
A movie in itself


vendredi 10 octobre 2014

A ROUND HILL



ROUND HILL

Cross the Botnia sea
From Sweden to Finland
You bear the name of a field
The Round hill
That’s what you are
A round hill

Cross the Atlantic
From Finland to America
You change your name
The Yankee
That’s what you are
A round hill

Cross the United States
From New york to Montana
You settle in a ranch
Son of Finland
That’s what you are
A round hill

Cross the Pacific
From the West coast to Japan
You go for the stars
Son of America
That’s what you are
A round hill

Cross the Botnia sea
From Sweden to Finland
You bear the name of a field
The Round hill
That’s what you are
A round hill

Cross the century
From Esse to Great Falls
A rancher, a smelter, a carpenter
Son of Rundbäcka
That’s what you are
A round hill




mardi 7 octobre 2014

I AM NOT A GOOD STORYTELLER



I AM NOT A GOOD STORYTELLER

I am not a good storyteller
That’s not my labor
I have been a sheepherder
I have been a trapper
I have been a woodcutter
But never a good storyteller

This Hollywood rancher
Settled with money he is no farmer
A criticizer
A cynical liar
Yeah, he is a good storyteller
But why should he despise his neighbor ?

As for me when I saw her
I wondered how I could attract her
Other than being a dude storyteller
I thought I don’t need to do a career
Just be an occasional storyteller
No I promise, I won’t do any career


mardi 30 septembre 2014

UN PORTRAIT DE FAMILLE


Une installation commencée la semaine dernière. Des nouvelles, des images, des invitations à venir...