| Il y a quelque chose
| There is something
|
| Qui s? | Who s? |
| pare po? | pare? |
| tes et roses
| yours and roses
|
| Et la rime n’est pas aussi belle qu’avant
| And the rhyme is not as beautiful as before
|
| Mais il y a quelques hommes
| But there are some men
|
| Assis en bas des colonnes
| Sitting down the columns
|
| Qui font saluer les statues des g? | Who make the statues of the g salute? |
| ants
| ants
|
| Une colombe bless? | A wounded dove? |
| e
| and
|
| S’endort sur les barbel? | Fall asleep on the barbels? |
| s Et la rose meurt sous les fleurs de m? | s And the rose dies under the flowers of m? |
| tal
| tal
|
| Derri? | Behind? |
| re la porte bris? | re the broken door? |
| e Et le caf? | e What about coffee? |
| d? | of |
| sert?
| serves?
|
| On sait bien qu’il n’y a que les fleurs du mal
| We know that there are only the flowers of evil
|
| Mais si notre terre ne donnait plus de moissons
| But if our land gave no more harvests
|
| Si le coeur en oubliait jusqu'? | If the heart forgot so far? |
| son nom
| her name
|
| Si le feu br? | If the fire br? |
| lait la lande
| milk the moor
|
| Les digues venaient? | The dykes were coming? |
| se fendre
| split
|
| Que le dernier mot prononc? | What does the last word say? |
| soit non
| either no
|
| Que le dernier mot prononc? | What does the last word say? |
| soit non
| either no
|
| Le livre est perdu
| The book is lost
|
| Et les hommes ne s’aiment plus
| And men don't love each other anymore
|
| On dit que c'?tait un beau livre d’amour
| They say it was a beautiful book of love
|
| De nos jours il n’y a gu? | Nowadays there is gu? |
| re Que les hommes qui font la guerre
| re That men who make war
|
| Et ceux qui meurent avant d’avoir vu le jour
| And those who die before they see the light of day
|
| Mais si notre terre ne donnait plus de moissons
| But if our land gave no more harvests
|
| Si le coeur en oubliait jusqu'? | If the heart forgot so far? |
| son nom
| her name
|
| Si le feu br? | If the fire br? |
| lait la lande
| milk the moor
|
| Les digues venaient? | The dykes were coming? |
| se fendre
| split
|
| Que le dernier mot prononc? | What does the last word say? |
| soit non
| either no
|
| Que le dernier mot prononc? | What does the last word say? |
| soit non, non, non
| Either no, no, no
|
| Que le dernier mot prononc? | What does the last word say? |
| soit non | either no |