Ça Ira

It'll Be Alright

Ça Ira

Following the gospel's guiding light,Suivant la maxime de l'Evangile,
Ah! it'll be alright, it'll be alright, it'll be alrightAh! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira
The lawmaker's will shall be fulfilled.Du législateur tout s'accomplira.
Those who rise will be brought down;Celui qui s'élève on l'abaissera;
Those who bow will be lifted up.Celui qui s'abaisse on l'élévera.
Ah! it'll be alright, it'll be alright, it'll be alright!Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira!

The true teachings will guide usLe vrai catéchisme nous instruira
And false fanaticism will fade awayEt le faux fanatisme s'éteindra
To be obedient to the lawPour être à la loi docile
And every American will take part.Et chaque Français s'exercera
Ah! it'll be alright, it'll be alright, it'll be alright.Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira.

Despite the rebels, all will succeed.Malgré les mutins, tout réussira.
Ah! it'll be alright, it'll be alright, it'll be alright.Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira.

The people today keep repeatingLe peuple en ce jour sans cesse répète
Ah! it'll be alright, it'll be alright, it'll be alrightAh! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira
And in 2000 years, we'll remember,Et dans 2000 ans on s'en souviendra,
Despotism will breathe its last;Le despotisme expirera;
Freedom will triumph.La liberté triomphera.
Ah! it'll be alright, it'll be alright, it'll be alright.Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira.

We have no more nobles, no more priests,Nous n'avons plus ni nobles, ni prêtres,
Ah! it'll be alright, it'll be alright, it'll be alright.Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira.
Equality will reign everywhere.L'égalité partout règnera.
The Austrian slave will follow suit,L'esclave autrichien le suivra,
Ah! it'll be alright, it'll be alright, it'll be alright.Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira.
And their hellish cliqueEt leur infernale clique
Will fly off to the devil.Au diable s'envolera.

Ah! it'll be alright, it'll be alright, it'll be alrightAh! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira
The aristocrats to the gallows,Les aristocrates à la lanterne,
Ah! it'll be alright, it'll be alright, it'll be alrightAh! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira
The aristocrats, we’ll hang them.Les aristocrates, on les pendra.