| C’est fatal, animal
| It's fatal, animal
|
| La guerre entre nous
| The war between us
|
| Mais le premier qui fera du mal
| But the first that will hurt
|
| Deviendra presque fou
| Will almost go crazy
|
| C’est fatal, animal
| It's fatal, animal
|
| L’amour entre nous
| The love between us
|
| Mais celui qui voudra l’idéal
| But whoever wants the ideal
|
| Aura faux jusqu’au bout
| Will be false until the end
|
| C’est fatal…
| It's fatal...
|
| C’est fatal, animal
| It's fatal, animal
|
| Comme la corde au cou
| Like the noose around the neck
|
| Mais le premier de nous
| But the first of us
|
| Qui en parle retombera à genoux
| Who talks about it will fall to their knees
|
| C’est fatal, animal
| It's fatal, animal
|
| D'être encore jaloux
| To still be jealous
|
| Mais celui qui perdra son étoile
| But the one who will lose his star
|
| Se souviendra de tout
| Will remember everything
|
| Espèce de chien, je t’ai suivi
| You dog, I followed you
|
| De mélodrame en mélodie
| From melodrama to melody
|
| Espèce de rien, je t’ai choisi
| You're welcome, I chose you
|
| Au milieu de cent poésies
| Amid a hundred poems
|
| C’est fatal, animal
| It's fatal, animal
|
| D'être encore debout
| To still be standing
|
| Mais celui qui ouvrira le bal
| But the one who will open the ball
|
| Souffrira de partout
| Will suffer everywhere
|
| C’est fatal, animal
| It's fatal, animal
|
| De s’aimer surtout
| To love each other above all
|
| Mais le dire serait un vrai scandale
| But to say it would be a real scandal
|
| Et le faire un tabou
| And make it a taboo
|
| C’est fatal…
| It's fatal...
|
| C’est fatal, c’est fatal
| It's fatal, it's fatal
|
| Mais le premier qui fera du mal
| But the first that will hurt
|
| Deviendra presque fou
| Will almost go crazy
|
| C’est fatal, animal
| It's fatal, animal
|
| Comme la corde au cou
| Like the noose around the neck
|
| Mais le premier de nous qui en parle
| But the first of us who talks about it
|
| Retombera à genoux
| Will fall to my knees
|
| C’est fatal, animal
| It's fatal, animal
|
| L’amour entre nous
| The love between us
|
| Mais celui qui voudra l’idéal
| But whoever wants the ideal
|
| Aura faux jusqu’au bout
| Will be false until the end
|
| C’est fatal | It's fatal |