| C’etait Mon Copain (original) | C’etait Mon Copain (translation) |
|---|---|
| J’avais un seul ami | I had only one friend |
| Et on me l’a tué | And they killed me |
| Il était plus que lui | He was more than him |
| Il était un peu moi | He was a little me |
| Je crois qu’en le tuant | I believe that by killing him |
| On m’a aussi tué | I was also killed |
| Et je pleure la nuit | And I cry at night |
| Mais on ne le sait pas | But we don't know |
| C'était mon copain | He was my boyfriend |
| C'était mon ami | He was my friend |
| Pauvre vieux copain | Poor old buddy |
| De mon humble pays | From my humble country |
| Je revois son visage | I see his face again |
| Au regard généreux | With a generous look |
| Nous avions le même âge | We were the same age |
| Et nous étions heureux | And we were happy |
| Ami, mon pauvre ami | Friend, my poor friend |
| Reverrai-je jamais | Will I ever see again |
| Ton sourire gentil | Your kind smile |
| Parmi l’immensité? | Among the immensity? |
| C'était mon copain | He was my boyfriend |
| C'était mon ami | He was my friend |
| J'écoute la ballade | I listen to the ballad |
| De la Mort, de la Vie | Of Death, Of Life |
| Le vent de la frontière | The wind from the border |
| Veut consoler mes pleurs | wants to console my tears |
| Mais l’eau de la rivière | But the river water |
| A d'étranges couleurs | Has strange colors |
| Cependant dans les bois | However in the woods |
| Un mystérieux concert | A mysterious concert |
| M’a dit qu’il faut garder | Told me to keep |
| L’espoir à tout jamais | Hope forever |
| Car ceux qui ont bâti | Because those who built |
| Ensemble un univers | Together a universe |
| Se retrouveront tous | Will all meet |
| Puisqu’ils l’ont mérité | Because they deserved it |
| O mon vieux camarade | O my old comrade |
| Mon copain, mon ami | My boyfriend, my friend |
| Parmi les terres froides | Among the cold lands |
| Je te parle la nuit | I talk to you at night |
| Et ton pesant silence | And your heavy silence |
| Est un mal si cruel | Is such a cruel evil |
| Que j’entends ta présence | I hear your presence |
| Parfois au fond du ciel | Sometimes deep in the sky |
| Parfois au fond du ciel | Sometimes deep in the sky |
