| Demandez? | Ask? |
| L’homme au piano
| The man at the piano
|
| Au piano, au piano
| On the piano, on the piano
|
| De frapper? | To hit? |
| Coups de marteau
| Hammer Blows
|
| Coups de marteau, coups de marteau
| Hammer blows, hammer blows
|
| Qu’il frappe? | What does he hit? |
| Tire larigot
| Pull larigot
|
| Larigot, juste ou faux
| Larigot, right or wrong
|
| J’sais qu’ses doigts ne sont pas en bois
| I know his fingers are not wooden
|
| Mais, quand il les cassera
| But when he breaks them
|
| On les fera remplacer…
| We'll have them replaced...
|
| Le principal, c’est qu’il joue
| The main thing is that he plays
|
| Comme une machine? | Like a machine? |
| Sous
| Under
|
| Jusqu’au bout, sans arr? | Until the end, without arr? |
| T…
| T…
|
| P’t'? | P't'? |
| Tre que ton c? | Tre que ton c? |
| Ur entendra
| Ur will hear
|
| Un peu de tout ce fracas
| A bit of all that fuss
|
| Et qu’alors tu comprendras
| And then you will understand
|
| Que le piano joue pour toi
| Let the piano play for you
|
| Je dois chasser comme je peux
| I must hunt as I can
|
| Le fant? | The child? |
| Me silencieux
| My silent
|
| Si le bonhomme fait du bruit
| If the man makes noise
|
| C’est que moi je lui crie
| That's me shouting at him
|
| De frapper comme un sourd
| To knock like a deaf
|
| ? | ? |
| A ne sonnera jamais plus faux
| A will never ring more false
|
| Que la chanson des mots
| That the song of words
|
| Qui parlaient de notre amour…
| Who spoke of our love...
|
| Demandez? | Ask? |
| L’homme au piano
| The man at the piano
|
| Au piano, au piano
| On the piano, on the piano
|
| De frapper? | To hit? |
| Coups de marteau
| Hammer Blows
|
| Coups de marteau, coups de marteau
| Hammer blows, hammer blows
|
| Pour casser dans mon cerveau
| To break into my brain
|
| Mon amour en morceaux
| My love in pieces
|
| M? | M? |
| Me s’il ne lui reste plus qu’un doigt
| Me if he only has one finger left
|
| Qu’il tape avec les bras
| That he claps with his arms
|
| Apr? | Apr? |
| S tout, moi j' m’en fous:
| S everything, I don't care:
|
| Le principal, c’est qu’il joue
| The main thing is that he plays
|
| Comme une machine? | Like a machine? |
| Sous
| Under
|
| Jusqu’au bout, jusqu’au bout…
| Until the end, until the end...
|
| Demandez? | Ask? |
| L’homme au piano
| The man at the piano
|
| Au piano, au piano…
| On the piano, on the piano...
|
| … Au piano… | … At the piano… |