Translation of the song lyrics What's In a Bird - Alain Bashung

What's In a Bird (original)

What’s in a bird
Woody, wood sur la tête
Reconnais que je suis volage
What’s in a bird
Ca me fai convoler éperdument
En justes noces
What’s in a bird
Demain j’arrête la flûte
J’aimais pourtant tous azimuts
What’s in a bird
A part les ecchymoses
C’est purement psychosomatique
Mais vous savez sans doute tout ça mieux que moi
Petit à petit l’oiseau fait son nid
Les intempéries excitent sa frénésie
Jus de fantaisie adoucit son gosier
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 tourbillonnez, tourbillonnez, tourbillonnez
What’s in a bird
Votre cas m’intéresse
Veuillez reposer la question
What’s in a bird
Déclin très net des stocks
D’amour et de satisfaction
What’s in a bird
Trouvez-moi un sobriquet lippu
A tes parties charnues
What’s in a bird
J’aimerais qu’on renouvelle mon abonnement à la berlue
Je me rappelle
Moi en dimanche et toi en sauterelle
Notre première concession
A l’abri des perfectos
What’s in a bird
A vrai dire on en parle
Vous vouliez de l’information
What’s in a bird
Et pourquoi les kiwis m’empêcheraient-ils d'être serin
What’s in a bird
Nous remercions l’armée pour sa précieuse documentation
C’est quoi que c’est
L’ambulmance de Monsieur est avancée
Bien avancée
Mais vous savez sans doute tout ça mieux que moi
Petit à petit… Tourbillonnez

What's In a Bird (translation)

What's in a bird
Woody, wood on the head
Admit that I'm fickle
What's in a bird
It makes me love madly
In just marriage
What's in a bird
Tomorrow I stop the flute
Yet I loved all over the place
What's in a bird
Apart from the bruises
It's purely psychosomatic
But you probably know all this better than me
Little by little the bird makes its nest
Bad weather stirs his frenzy
Fantasy juice softens her throat
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 swirl, swirl, swirl
What's in a bird
Your case interests me
Please ask again
What's in a bird
Sharp decline in stocks
Of love and contentment
What's in a bird
Find me a sloth nickname
To your fleshy parts
What's in a bird
I would like to renew my subscription to the berlue
I remember
Me on Sunday and you on grasshopper
Our first dealership
Sheltered from perfectos
What's in a bird
Actually we talk about it
You wanted information
What's in a bird
And why would kiwis stop me from being canary
What's in a bird
We thank the army for its valuable documentation
What is it
Monsieur's ambulance is advanced
Well advanced
But you probably know all this better than me
Little by little… Swirl