Translation of the song lyrics C'est bon d'être seul - Eddy Mitchell

C'est bon d'être seul (original)

J’sais qu' les temps ont bien chang, que j’n’ai pas su me recycler
Qu’il faut jouer d’l’ordinateur qui s’en balance bien des rveurs
L’amour sur Internet a remplac la couette
On gagne du temps mais plus d’sentiments
Faut quand-mme dire merci ces grands moments d’la vie
O on s’sent seul, merci, merci, c’est bon d’tre seul.
J’sais remplir un cendrier, dcouvrir la vrit
Dans une bouteille entre amis, voir le jour quand la nuit finit
Mais il faut s’mettre au cd-Rom, s’parler par tlphone
C’est important d’remuer du vent
Faut quand-mme dire merci ces grands moments d’la vie
O on s’sent seul, merci, merci, c’est bon d’tre seul.
Je n’sors plus de chez moi, j’suis dev’nu hypocondriaque
Je m’mfie d’tout et surtout
D’la pollution d’la ville qui m’ttanise, qui m’fragilise
J’ai peur de tout, j’ai besoin d’un gourou
J’veux pas sortir arm, mes nerfs pourraient craquer
Pour peu qu’on m’dise «Bonjour» et c’est «Pearl Harbor» en plein jour
a s’rait trop nglig, cinma-vrit
Peu important, on en voit tout l’temps
Mais faut quand-mme dire merci ces grands moments d’la vie
O on se sent seul, merci, merci, c’est bon d’tre seul.

(translation)

I know that times have changed, that I haven't been able to recycle myself
That you have to play with the computer which doesn't give a damn about it
Internet love has replaced the duvet
We gain time but more feelings
You still have to say thank you for these great moments in life
O you feel alone, thank you, thank you, it's good to be alone.
I know how to fill an ashtray, find out the truth
In a bottle with friends, see the day when the night ends
But we have to get on the CD-Rom, talk to each other on the phone
It's important to blow the wind
You still have to say thank you for these great moments in life
O you feel alone, thank you, thank you, it's good to be alone.
I don't leave my house anymore, I became a hypochondriac
I don't trust everything and especially
From the pollution of the city that paralyzes me, that weakens me
I'm scared of everything, I need a guru
I don't want to go out armed, my nerves could crack
As long as they say "Hello" to me and it's "Pearl Harbor" in broad daylight
it would be too neglected, cinema-vrit
Doesn't matter, we see it all the time
But you still have to say thank you for these great moments in life
Where you feel lonely, thank you, thank you, it's good to be alone.