| Le petit homme et le grand homme (original) | Le petit homme et le grand homme (translation) |
|---|---|
| Le petit homme | The little man |
| Portait un uniforme | Wore a uniform |
| Et des souliers vernis | And polished shoes |
| Le grand homme allait les pieds nus | The tall man went barefoot |
| Le petit homme | The little man |
| Serrait dans ses poings | Clenched in his fists |
| La crosse d’un fusil | The butt of a rifle |
| Le grand homme avait les mains nus | The big man had his hands bare |
| Le petit homme | The little man |
| Portait dans son sac | Carried in his bag |
| Les oiseaux qu’il avait tués | The birds he had killed |
| Le grand homme ramassait des fruits | The tall man was picking fruit |
| Le petit homme | The little man |
| Marchait sur l’asphalte | Walked on the asphalt |
| Des routes bien tracées | Well-marked roads |
| Le grand homme allait à travers champs | The tall man was going across fields |
| Ils auraient pu ne jamais se rencontrer | They could have never met |
| Pourtant un jour les deux routes se croisèrent | Yet one day the two roads crossed |
| Le petit homme prit peur et recula | The little man got scared and stepped back |
| Il arma son fusil | He cocked his gun |
| Le grand homme en souriant tendit les mains vers lui | The tall man smiling extended his hands to him |
| Et le coup partit | And the shot went |
