Lyrics of Paie Tes Dettes (Chanson Frankreich France) - Charles Trenet

Paie Tes Dettes (Chanson Frankreich France) - Charles Trenet
Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Paie Tes Dettes (Chanson Frankreich France), artist - Charles Trenet. Album song Coin De Rue, in the genre Поп
Date of issue: 02.11.2014
Record label: FOM
Song language: French

Paie Tes Dettes (Chanson Frankreich France)

(original)
Il était couvert de dettes
De la tête aux pieds.
Chez lui, venaient faire la quête
Tous ses créanciers
Et pour fuir ces personnages
Qui le torturaient,
Un jour, sans faire de tapage
Il partit pour la forêt.
Au pied d’un arbre, il s’endormit
Et, pendant qu’il rêvait,
Un oiseau tout en haut de lui,
Sur une branche, lui chantait:
«Paye tes dettes, paye tes dettes, une, deux.
Paye tes dettes, paye tes dettes, mon vieux.
Paye tes dettes, paye tes dettes.
C’est mieux
Ou sans ça
Ça n’ira pas.»
Il se dit dans son sommeil:
«C'est la voix de ma conscience
Qui me poursuit, qui me surveille.
Je vais àmon réveil
Rembourser tous ces amis
Qui m’ont fait confiance.
Non plus jamais, je me le dis,
Je ne veux de crédit.»
«Paye tes dettes, paye tes dettes!"disait
«Paye tes dettes, paye tes dettes!"l'oiseau.
«Paye tes dettes, paye tes dettes.»
Allez!
Il y fût, fût tout de go.
Quel souvenir, quelle belle journée
Quand il régla tout (Tout!)
Ce qu’il devait depuis des années
Jusqu’au dernier sou.
Il se défit même de sa chemise.
On peut se passer de ça…
Dans les bois, soufflait la brise.
Tout joyeux, il y retourna.
Sous le même arbre, il s'étendit.
Alors, le même oiseau
Vint se poser là, tout près de lui,
En répétant d’un air idiot:
«Paye tes dettes, paye tes dettes, une, deux.
Paye tes dettes, paye tes dettes, mon vieux.
Paye tes dettes, paye tes dettes.
C’est mieux
Ou sans ça
Ça n’ira pas.»
Dans l’instant même, il comprit
Que la voix de sa conscience
N'était autre qu’un volatile
Absurde et obstiné
Qui répétait le même cri
Depuis sa naissance,
Sans savoir ce qu’il disait.
Quelle destinée!
«Paye tes dettes, paye tes dettes!"disait
«Paye tes dettes, paye tes dettes!"l'oiseau.
«Paye tes dettes, paye tes dettes.»
Assez,
Ou je vais te fracasser!
Et c’est ce qu’il fit,
A l’oiseau, le cou il tordit
Et le lendemain, dans tous les magasins
Et auprès de tous ses copains…
Il fit des dettes, fit des dettes, une, deux.
Il fit des dettes.
Ah!
Puis un soir, devenu vieux,
Très vieux,
Il mourut
Couvert de dettes.
(translation)
He was in debt
From head to toes.
At his house, came to collect
All his creditors
And to run away from these characters
who tortured him,
One day without making a fuss
He left for the forest.
At the foot of a tree he fell asleep
And, while he was dreaming,
A bird on top of him,
On a branch sang to him:
“Pay your debts, pay your debts, one, two.
Pay your debts, pay your debts, old man.
Pay your debts, pay your debts.
It's better
Or without it
It won't work."
He said to himself in his sleep:
"It's the voice of my conscience
Who pursues me, who watches me.
I go when I wake up
Pay back all those friends
who trusted me.
Not ever again, I tell myself,
I don't want credit."
"Pay your debts, pay your debts!" ​​said
“Pay your debts, pay your debts!” the bird.
“Pay your debts, pay your debts.”
Go on!
He was there, was all right.
What a memory, what a beautiful day
When he settled everything (Everything!)
What he owed for years
Down to the last penny.
He even takes off his shirt.
We can skip that...
In the woods, the breeze blew.
Joyfully, he returned.
Under the same tree he lay down.
So the same bird
Came to rest there, very close to him,
By repeating with an idiotic air:
“Pay your debts, pay your debts, one, two.
Pay your debts, pay your debts, old man.
Pay your debts, pay your debts.
It's better
Or without it
It won't work."
In that very moment he understood
That the voice of his conscience
Was none other than a volatile
Absurd and obstinate
Who repeated the same cry
Since his birth,
Not knowing what he was saying.
What destiny!
"Pay your debts, pay your debts!" ​​said
“Pay your debts, pay your debts!” the bird.
“Pay your debts, pay your debts.”
Enough,
Or I'll smash you!
And that is what he did,
To the bird, the neck he twisted
And the next day, in all the stores
And to all his friends...
He ran into debt, ran into debt, one, two.
He made debts.
Ah!
Then one evening, when I grew old,
Very old,
He died
Covered in debt.
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