Translation of the song lyrics Jérémie - Anne Sylvestre

Jérémie (original)

Tu disais qu’j'étais pas jolie, Jérémie
Tu disais qu’je s’rais pas ta mie
Tu disais qu’j’avais des yeux gris, Jérémie
Et des cheveux comme la pluie
Tu disais qu’j'étais pas jolie, Jérémie
Tu disais qu’je s’rais pas ta mie
Tu aimais celles, plus belles
Du voisinage
Blondes et blanches, pervenches
Et tellement sages
Et tu jouais distrait
À la marelle
Tu n’touchais pas du doigt
Les demoiselles
Tu disais qu’j'étais pas polie, Jérémie
Tu disais qu’je serais pas ta mie
Moi, j’avais trouvé des amis, Jérémie
Qui étaient un peu dégourdis
Tu disais qu’j'étais pas polie, Jérémie
Tu disais que je s’rais pas ta mie
On f’sait la guerre, légère
Des embuscades
Et puis la guerre sévère
Des embrassades
Tu avais, toi, le droit
Du bout des lèvres
De débiter, sucrées
Des choses mièvres
Un jour tu m’as trouvée jolie, Jérémie
Beaucoup plus que tes belles amies
Moi, j’avais toujours mes yeux gris, Jérémie
Et mes cheveux comme de la pluie
Un jour, tu m’as trouvée jolie, Jérémie
Tu as voulu que je sois ta mie
Tu peux venir sourire
Battre des ailes
Tu n’impressionnes personne
Que les oiselles
Tu peux courir, souffrir
Je m’en balance
Et sans tes yeux trop bleus
Ma vie commence
Tu disais qu’j'étais pas jolie, Jérémie
Tu disais qu’je s’rais pas ta mie
Eh bien, tu n’avais pas menti, Jérémie
T’auras pas mes cheveux de pluie
J'étais peut-être pas jolie, tu l’as dit
Je t’aimais pourtant, Jérémie
Mais c’est trop tard
Et c’est fini !

(translation)

You said I wasn't pretty, Jeremiah
You said I wouldn't be your friend
You said I had gray eyes, Jeremiah
And hair like rain
You said I wasn't pretty, Jeremiah
You said I wouldn't be your friend
You liked the nicer ones
From the neighborhood
Blondes and whites, periwinkles
And so wise
And you were playing distracted
A hopscotch
You didn't touch the finger
The ladies
You said I wasn't polite, Jeremy
You said I wouldn't be your sweetheart
Me, I had found friends, Jérémie
Who were a little smart
You said I wasn't polite, Jeremy
You said I wouldn't be your friend
We know the war, light
ambushes
And then severe war
hugs
You had the right
Reluctanlty
To debit, sweet
Cute things
One day you thought I was pretty, Jeremiah
Much more than your beautiful friends
Me, I still had my gray eyes, Jérémie
And my hair like rain
One day you thought I was pretty, Jeremiah
You wanted me to be your sweetheart
You can come smile
Flap its wings
You don't impress anyone
that the birds
You can run, suffer
I do not care
And without your eyes too blue
My life begins
You said I wasn't pretty, Jeremiah
You said I wouldn't be your friend
Well, you weren't lying, Jeremiah
You won't get my rainy hair
I was maybe not pretty, you said it
I still loved you, Jeremiah
But it's too late
And it's done !