Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song A la Chapelle, artist - Aristide Bruant.
Date of issue: 13.11.2006
Song language: French
A la Chapelle(original) |
Quand les heur’s a tomb’nt comm' des glas |
La nuit quand i' fait du verglas |
Ou quand la neige a' s’amoncelle? |
A la Chapelle |
On a frio, du haut en bas |
Car on a ni chaussett’s, ni bas; |
On transpir' pas dans la flanelle |
A la Chapelle |
On a beau s’payer des souliers |
On a tout d’même frisquet aux pieds |
Car les souliers n’ont pas d’semelle |
A la Chapelle |
Dans l’temps, sous l’abri, tous les soirs |
On allumait trois grands chauffoirs |
Pour empêcher que l’peuple i' gèle |
A la Chapelle |
Alors on s’en foutait du froid ! |
Là-d'ssous on était comm' chez soi |
El' gaz i' nous servait d’chandelle |
A la Chapelle |
Mais l’quartier d’venait trop rupin |
Tous les sans-sou, tous les sans-pain |
Radinaient tous, même ceux d’Grenelle |
A la Chapelle |
Et v’là porquoi qu’l’hiver suivant |
On n’nous a pus foutu qu’du vent |
Et l’vent n’est pas chaud, quand i' gèle |
A la Chapelle |
Aussi, maint’nant qu’on a pus d’feu |
On n’se chauffe pus, on grinche un peu |
I' fait moins froid à la Nouvelle |
Qu'à la Chapelle |
(translation) |
When the hours fell like death knells |
At night when it's icy |
Or when the snow has piled up? |
At the Chapel |
We have frio, from top to bottom |
For we have neither socks nor stockings; |
We don't sweat in the flannel |
At the Chapel |
It's nice to buy shoes |
We still have chilly feet |
Because the shoes have no sole |
At the Chapel |
In time, under the shelter, every night |
We lit three big heaters |
To prevent people from freezing |
At the Chapel |
So we didn't care about the cold! |
Down there we were like at home |
El' gaz i' served us as a candle |
At the Chapel |
But the neighborhood came too rich |
All the penniless, all the breadless |
All radiant, even those of Grenelle |
At the Chapel |
And that's why the following winter |
We were only given the wind |
And the wind is not hot, when it freezes |
At the Chapel |
Also, now that we have no fire |
We don't warm up, we cringe a little |
It's less cold at New |
Than at the Chapel |