Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Les crayons (elle vendait des cartes postales) , by - Bourvil. Release date: 31.10.2010
Song language: French
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Les crayons (elle vendait des cartes postales) , by - Bourvil. Les crayons (elle vendait des cartes postales)(original) |
| Ell' n’avait pas de parents |
| Puisque elle était orpheline |
| Comm' ell' n’avait pas d’argent |
| Ce n'était pas un' richissime |
| Ell' eut c’pendant des parents |
| Mais ils ne l’avaient pas r’connue |
| Si bien que la pauvr' enfant |
| On la surnomma l’inconnue |
| Ell' vendait des cart' postales |
| Puis aussi des crayons |
| Car sa destinée fatale |
| C'était d’vendr' des crayons |
| Elle disait aux gens d’la rue: |
| «Voulez-vous des crayons ?» |
| Mais r’connaissant l’inconnue |
| Ils disaient toujours non |
| C’est ça qu’est triste |
| C’est triste quand même de n’pas reconnaître son enfant |
| Il faut pas être physionomiste ! |
| Il m’semble que si j’avais un enfant, moi je le reconnaîtrais ! |
| A condition qu’il me ressemble, naturellement ! |
| C'était rue d’Ménilmontant |
| Qu’elle étalait son p’tit panier |
| Pour attirer les clients |
| Ell' remuait un peu son panier |
| Mais un jour, un vagabond |
| Qui passait auprès d’son panier |
| Lui a pris tous ses crayons |
| Alors, ell' s’est mise à crier: |
| «Voulez-vous des cartes postales? |
| Je n’ai plus de crayons.» |
| Mais les gens, chose banale |
| N’voulaient plus qu’des crayons |
| Quand elle criait dans la rue |
| «Voulez-vous des crayons ?» |
| Ils disaient à l’inconnue: |
| «Tes crayons sont pas bons.» |
| C’est ça qu’est triste |
| C’est triste quand même, elle avait plus d’crayons |
| Forcément, elle s’baladait avec son panier à découvert, n’est-ce pas? |
| Alors l’vagabond, lui, il passait à côté d’son panier, n’est-ce pas? |
| Alors avec sa main, alors … heu … hop ! |
| Il lui a pris tous ses crayons, comme ça elle n’en avait plus |
| C’est vrai qu’elle n’en avait pas besoin puisqu’elle n’en vendait jamais ! |
| Mais quand même ! |
| Un marchand d’crayons en gros |
| Lui dit: «Viens chez moi mon enfant |
| Je t’en ferai voir des beaux |
| Je n’te demanderai pas d’argent.» |
| Ce fut un drôle de marché |
| Car c'était un drôle de marchand |
| Et elle l’a senti passer |
| Car elle en a eu un enfant |
| C’est triste ça quand même d’abuser d’une inconnue comme ça ! |
| C’est vrai qu’elle a été faible aussi ! |
| C’est pas parce qu’il disait qu’il avait un… qu’il était… |
| Enfin, elle avait un enfant quoi, elle avait bonne mine ! |
| Si seulement elle avait eu une mine de crayon ! |
| Mais non, mais c’est ça qui la minait ! |
| Alors elle l’a abandonnée, son enfant |
| Et qu’est-ce qu’elle a fait plus tard cette enfant, hein? |
| Elle vendait des cartes postales |
| Puis aussi des crayons |
| Car sa destinée fatale |
| C'était d’vendre des crayons |
| Elle disait aux gens d’la rue |
| «Voulez-vous des crayons ?» |
| Mais r’connaissant l’inconnue |
| Ils disaient toujours non |
| C’est ça qu’est triste |
| (translation) |
| She had no parents |
| Since she was an orphan |
| As she had no money |
| He wasn't rich |
| She had parents |
| But they didn't recognize her |
| So the poor child |
| They called her the unknown |
| She was selling postcards |
| Then also pencils |
| For his fatal destiny |
| It was to sell pencils |
| She said to people on the street: |
| “Do you want pencils?” |
| But recognizing the unknown |
| They always said no |
| That's what's sad |
| It's sad all the same not to recognize your child |
| You don't have to be a physiognomist! |
| It seems to me that if I had a child, I would recognize him! |
| As long as he looks like me, of course! |
| It was rue d'Ménilmontant |
| That she spread out her little basket |
| To attract customers |
| She was stirring her basket a little |
| But one day a wanderer |
| Who passed near his basket |
| Took him all his pencils |
| So she started screaming: |
| “Do you want postcards? |
| I'm out of pencils." |
| But people, a trivial thing |
| Only wanted pencils |
| When she was screaming in the street |
| “Do you want pencils?” |
| They said to the stranger: |
| "Your pencils are no good." |
| That's what's sad |
| It's sad all the same, she had more pencils |
| Of course, she was walking around with her basket uncovered, wasn't she? |
| So the tramp, he was passing by his basket, wasn't he? |
| So with his hand, so... uh... presto! |
| He took all her pencils, so she had none left |
| It is true that she did not need it since she never sold it! |
| But still ! |
| A wholesaler of pencils |
| Said to him: "Come to my house my child |
| I'll show you beautiful ones |
| I won't ask you for money." |
| It was a funny market |
| 'Cause he was a funny merchant |
| And she felt it pass |
| Because she had a child |
| It's sad to abuse a stranger like that! |
| It is true that she was weak too! |
| It's not because he said he had a... that he was... |
| Finally, she had a child what, she looked good! |
| If only she had a pencil lead! |
| But no, but that's what was undermining her! |
| So she abandoned her, her child |
| And what did that child do later, huh? |
| She was selling postcards |
| Then also pencils |
| For his fatal destiny |
| It was to sell pencils |
| She said to people in the street |
| “Do you want pencils?” |
| But recognizing the unknown |
| They always said no |
| That's what's sad |
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