Little boy, in a baseball hat,
Petit garçon, coiffé d'un chapeau de base-ball,
Stands in a field, with his ball and bat,
Se trouve dans un champ, avec son ballon et chauve-souris,
says "I am the greatest, player of them all"
dit: "Je suis le plus grand, le joueur de tous"
puts his bat on his shoulder, and tosses up his ball.
met son bâton sur l'épaule, et lui lance sa balle.
And the ball goes up, and the ball comes down,
Et la balle monte, et la balle descend,
he swings his bat all the way around,
il balance son bâton sur tout le pourtour,
and the worlds so still you can hear the sound
et les mondes si vous pouvez encore entendre le bruit
as the baseball falls, to the ground.
comme le baseball tombe, à la masse.
Now the little boy, doesn't say a word,
Maintenant, le petit garçon, ne dit pas un mot,
picks up his ball, he is undeterred,
ramasse sa balle, il se retrouve,
Says "I am the greatest, there has ever been,"
Dit: "Je suis le plus grand, il n'y a jamais été",
and he grits his teeth, and tries it again.
et il serre les dents, et il essaie à nouveau.
And the ball goes up, and the ball comes down,
Et la balle monte, et la balle descend,
he swings his bat all the way around,
il balance son bâton sur tout le pourtour,
and the worlds so still you can hear the sound
et les mondes si vous pouvez encore entendre le bruit
as the baseball falls, to the ground.
comme le baseball tombe, à la masse.
He makes no excuses, He shows no fear,
Il ne fait pas d'excuses, il ne montre aucune peur,
He just closes his eyes, and listens to the cheers.
Il se ferme juste les yeux, et écoute les acclamations.
Little boy, he adjusts his hat
Petit garçon, il ajuste son chapeau
picks up his ball, stares at his bat,
ramasse sa balle, regarde son bâton,
says "I am the greatest, the game is on the line,"
dit: "Je suis le plus grand, le jeu est sur la ligne",
and he gives his all, one last time.
et il donne tout, une dernière fois.
And the ball goes up, like the moon so bright,
Et la balle monte, comme la lune si brillante,
Swings his bat, with all his might,
Balance son bâton, de toutes ses forces,
and the worlds as still, as still as can be,
et les mondes, comme toujours, aussi immobile que peut l'être,
and the baseball falls, and that's strike three.
et le baseball tombe, et c'est la grève de trois.
Now its supper time, and his Mama calls,
Maintenant son souper du temps, et ses appels Mama,
little boy starts home, with his bat and ball,
petit garçon commence à la maison, avec sa batte et la balle,
says "I am the greatest, that is a fact,
dit: "Je suis le plus grand, c'est un fait,
but even I didn't know, I could pitch like that."
mais même moi je ne savais pas, je ne pouvais planter comme ça. "
Says, "I am the greatest, that is understood,
Dit: "Je suis le plus grand, c'est entendu,
but even I didn't know, I could pitch that good."
mais même moi je ne savais pas, je ne pouvais lancer très bon. "