Translation of the song lyrics Autobiographie - Charles Aznavour

Autobiographie - Charles Aznavour
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Autobiographie , by -Charles Aznavour
Song from the album: Les 100 + Belles Chansons
In the genre:Эстрада
Release date:31.12.2012
Song language:French
Record label:Barclay

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Autobiographie (original)Autobiographie (translation)
J’ai ouvert les yeux sur un meubl?I opened my eyes to a piece of furniture?
Triste Sad
Rue Monsieur Le Prince au Quartier Latin Rue Monsieur Le Prince in the Latin Quarter
Dans un milieu de chanteurs et d’artistes In a milieu of singers and artists
Qu’avaient un pass?, pas de lendemain What had a pass?, no tomorrow
Des gens merveilleux un peu fantaisistes Whimsical wonderful people
Qui parlaient le russe et puis l’arm?Who spoke Russian and then Arm?
Nien Nothing
Si mon p?If my p?
Re?D?
Tait chanteur d’op?Was an op singer?
Rette Rete
Nanti d’une vois que j’envie encore Endowed with a vision that I still envy
Ma m?My mother
Re tenait l’emploi de soubrette Retained the job of maid
Et leur troupe ne roulait pas sur l’or And their troupe wasn't rolling in gold
Mais ma soeur et moi?But my sister and me?
Tions?Are you?
La f?The f?
Te Blottis dans un coin derri?Are you huddled in a back corner?
Re un d?Re un d?
Cor Horn
Tous ces com?All these com?
Diens charg?Are you loaded?
S de famille S of family
Mais don’t le fran?But don't the fran?
Ais?Aw?
Tait h?Tait h?
Sitant Sitting
Devaient accepter pour gagner leur vie Had to agree to make a living
Le premier emploi qui?The first job who?
Tait vacant was vacant
Conduire un taxi ou tirer l’aiguille Ride a taxi or pull the needle
??
A pouvait ce faire avec un accent A could do this with an accent
Apr?Apr?
S le travail les jours de semaine S work on weekdays
Ces acteurs frustr?These frustrated actors?
S are?S are?
P?P?
Taient longtemps Were a long time
Pour le seul plaisir un soir par quinzaine Just for fun one night a fortnight
De s’offrir l’oubli des soucis d’argent To afford the oblivion of money worries
Et crever de trac en entrant en sc?And die of stage fright when entering sc?
Ne Devant un public form?Do in front of a trained audience?
D'?From?
Migrants Migrants
Quand les fins de mois?When the end of the month?
Taient difficile Were difficult
Quand il faisait froid, que le pain manquait When it was cold, the bread ran out
On allait souvent honteux et f?We often went ashamed and f?
Brile Brile
Au Mont de pi?At Pi Mountain?
T?T?
O?Where?
L’on engageait We were engaging
Un vieux samovar, des choses futiles An old samovar, trivial things
Objet du pass?, auxquels on tenait Object of the past?, held dear
On parlait de ceux morts pr?We were talking about the dead ones?
S du Bosphore S of Bosphorus
Buvait?Was drinking?
La vie, buvait aux copains Life, drank to buddies
Les femmes pleuraient, et jusqu’au aurores The women wept, and until dawn
Les hommes chantaient quelques vieux refrains The men were singing some old tunes
Qui venaient de loin, du fond d’un folklore Who came from afar, from the bottom of a folklore
O?Where?
Vivaient la mort, l’amour et le vin Lived death, love and wine
Nous avions toujours des amis?We still had friends?
Table Table
Le peu qu’on avait on le partageait What little we had we shared
Mes parents disaient: «Ce serait le diable My parents said, "That would be the devil
Si demain le ciel ne nous le rendait» If tomorrow the sky doesn't give it back to us"
Ce n'?This does not
Tait pas l?Don't be there
Geste charitable: Charitable gesture:
Ils aimaient les autres, et Dieu nous aidait They loved others, and God was helping us
Tandis que devant po?While in front of po?
Les et casseroles Pots and Pans
Mon p?My p?
Re cherchait sa situation Was researching his situation
Jour et nuit sous une lampe?Day and night under a lamp?
P?P?
Trole Trole
Ma m?My mother
Re brodait pour grande maison Re-embroidered for big house
Et nous avant que d’aller?And we before we go?
L'?L'?
Cole Cole
Faisions le m?Let's do the m?
Nage et les commissions Swimming and Commissions
Ainsi j’ai grandi sans contrainte aucune So I grew up without any constraint
Me so?Me so?
Lant la nuit, travaillant le jour Lant at night, working the day
Ma vie a connu diverses fortunes My life has known various fortunes
J’ai fr?I en?
L?L?
La mort, j’ai trouv?Death, I found?
L’amour love
J’ai eu des enfants qui m’ont vu plus d’une I had children who saw me more than once
Fois me souvenir le coeur un peu lourd Time to remember with a little heavy heart
La la di la la la… La la di la la la…
Rue Monsieur Le Prince au Quartier Latin Rue Monsieur Le Prince in the Latin Quarter
Dans un milieu de chanteurs et d’artistes In a milieu of singers and artists
Qu’avaient un pass?, pas de lendemain What had a pass?, no tomorrow
Des gens merveilleux un peu fantaisistes Whimsical wonderful people
Qui parlaient le russe et puis l’arm?Who spoke Russian and then Arm?
NienNothing
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