Translation of the song lyrics Le fils unique - Francis Cabrel

Le fils unique (original)

Il a sa p’tite boutique
Il multiplie les pains dans du film plastique
C’est un gars bien, un rien excentrique
Comme souvent, les fils uniques
Il a son p’tit commerce
Il offre des pépins aux filles sous l’averse
Donne le bras à la dame qui traverse
Un gars moderne
En jean et converses
Mais comme il sait c’qui s’passe autour
Qu’il est ni aveugle ni sourd
Sous sa veste de toile
Il a son gilet pare-balles
Et comme il a très bien compris
Le monde dans lequel on vit
Il ne sort jamais sans
Son petit Colt élégant
Il a une classe folle
Il dit des mots qui envoûtent
Qui s’envolent
Par dessus les toits les paraboles
Il dit «faut surtout pas qu’on s’affole «Il parle les mains jointes
De son père au ciel
De sa mère une sainte
Qui aurait pu marcher sans laisser d’empreintes
Il dit «soyez cool
N’ayez crainte.
"
Mais comme il sait c’qui s’passe autour
Qu’il n’est ni aveugle ni sourd
Sous sa veste de toile
Il a son gilet pare-balles
Et comme il a très bien compris
Le monde dans lequel on vit
Il ne sort jamais sans
Son petit Colt et des gants
C’est pas du tout qui vous pensez
Lui il a 35 ans passés
Sa fiancée Marie-Marlène
Il la voit à chaque fin de semaine
Il a des amis bien placés
Aux comptoirs de certains cafés
La bande avec laquelle il traîne
Ça tourne autour de la douzaine
Il leur dit que tout finira bien par changer
Que tout finira bien
Que tout finira bien par changer
Il leur dit que tout finira bien par changer
Que tout finira bien
Que tout finira bien par changer
Mais comme il sait c’qui se passe autour
Qu’il est ni aveugle ni sourd
Et comme il a très très bien compris
C’est un gars bien, un rien excentrique
Comme souvent, l’fils unique

Le fils unique (translation)

He has his little shop
He multiplies the loaves in plastic film
He's a good guy, a bit eccentric
As often, single sons
He has his little business
He gives the girls pips in the downpour
Give your arm to the lady who crosses
A modern guy
In jeans and converse
But as he knows what's going on around
That he's neither blind nor deaf
Under his canvas jacket
He has his bulletproof vest
And as he understood very well
The world we live in
He never goes out without
His elegant little Colt
He's got crazy class
He says words that bewitch
Who fly away
Over the rooftops the satellite dishes
He says "we mustn't panic" He speaks with his hands clasped
From his father in heaven
From his mother a saint
Who could have walked without leaving footprints
He says "be cool
Do not be afraid.
"
But as he knows what's going on around
That he is neither blind nor deaf
Under his canvas jacket
He has his bulletproof vest
And as he understood very well
The world we live in
He never goes out without
His little Colt and gloves
It's not at all who you think
He is 35 years old
His fiancée Marie-Marlene
He sees her every weekend
He has friends in good places
At the counters of some cafes
The gang he hangs out with
It revolves around the dozen
He tells them everything will change eventually
That everything will end well
That everything will end up changing
He tells them everything will change eventually
That everything will end well
That everything will end up changing
But as he knows what's going on around
That he's neither blind nor deaf
And as he understood very very well
He's a good guy, a bit eccentric
As often, the only son