| Ah ! Si j'étais riche... (original) | Ah ! Si j'étais riche... (translation) |
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| Seigneur! | Lord! |
| Tu as mis au monde | You gave birth |
| beaucoup beaucoup trop de pauvres gens | far far too many poor people |
| mais s’il n’y a pas de honte à être pauvre | but if there is no shame in being poor |
| il n’y a pas de quoi en être fier non plus | there's nothing to be proud of either |
| Quel mal y aurait-il | What harm would there be |
| si javais une petite petite fortune | if i had a small fortune |
| Ah si j'étais riche | Ah if I were rich |
| diguedadedadedadedadedadedadedaaaah! | diguedadedadedadedadedadedadedaaaah! |
| ah si j'étais | ah if i were |
| diguediguedich daydedaydedaydemoi! | diguediguedich daydedaydedaydemoi! |
| eh! | hey! |
| adieu la charrette | goodbye cart |
| diguedadedadedadedadedadedadedaaaah! | diguedadedadedadedadedadedadedaaaah! |
| tous les jours j’ai | every day I have |
| diguediguedich daydedaydedaydedaydemoi. | diguediguedich daydedaydedaydedaydemoi. |
| Je bâtirais un vrai palais | I would build a real palace |
| montant jusqu’au ciel | rising to the sky |
| sur la place du marché | in the marketplace |
| des murs plantés bien droit | straight walls |
| sous un toit doré | under a golden roof |
| un escalier de marbre | a marble staircase |
| un autre tout en bois | another all in wood |
| l’un pour entrer l’autre pour sortir | one to enter the other to exit |
| et encore un troisième pour la joie | and yet a third for joy |
| et plein d’autres cours du soir? | and many other evening classes? |
| des coqs et des poules | roosters and hens |
| toute la ville m’envierait | the whole town would envy me |
| car ça piaillerait | because it would piss |
| ça caquetterait | it would cackle |
| et chaque coicoicoicoi (bruit de poule) rororo (bruit de cochon) | and every coicoicoicoi (chicken noise) rororo (pig noise) |
| sonnerait comme un vrai clairon | would sound like a real bugle |
| regardez tous admirez ma maison | all look admire my house |
| Ah si j'étais riche | Ah if I were rich |
| diguedadedadedadedadedadedadedaaaah! | diguedadedadedadedadedadedadedaaaah! |
| ah si j'étais | ah if i were |
| diguediguedich daydedaydedaydemoi! | diguediguedich daydedaydedaydemoi! |
| eh! | hey! |
| adieu la charrette | goodbye cart |
| diguedadedadedadedadedadedadedaaaah! | diguedadedadedadedadedadedadedaaaah! |
| tous les jours j’ai | every day I have |
| diguediguedich daydedaydedaydedaydemoi. | diguediguedich daydedaydedaydedaydemoi. |
| je vois ici ma gironde belle comme une bourgeoise | I see my Gironde here as beautiful as a bourgeoise |
| avec un double menton | with a double chin |
| nous faisons manger tout ce qui lui plait | we feed whatever it pleases |
| je la vois se pavanant avec sa robe a traine | I see her strutting around with her train dress |
| au mon Dieu! | Oh my God! |
| quel dignité! | what dignity! |
| même quand elle dispute les valets | even when she disputes the servants |
| Les plus grands bonnets de la ville | Biggest hats in town |
| me fera découverte | will make me discover |
| ils me demanderaient conseil | they would ask me for advice |
| comme un Salomon sage | like a wise Solomon |
| s’il vous plait rabi tavié | please rabi tavié |
| excusez rabi tavié | excuse rabi tavie |
| milles problème à coller | miles problem to stick |
| le grand rabbin boï boï… | Chief Rabbi Boi Boi… |
| que je dise blanc | let me say white |
| que je dise noir | let me say black |
| il faudra bien me croire | you'll have to believe me |
| quand tu es riche | when you're rich |
| tu as toujours raison | you are always right |
| si j'étais riche | if I were rich |
| j’aurais enfin | I would have finally |
| tout le temps d’aller | all the time to go |
| prier à la sinagogue | pray at the synagogue |
| assis au 1er rang | seated in the 1st row |
| je verrais bien | I will see well |
| et je discuterais | and I would discuss |
| la loi avec les anciens | the law with the elders |
| au moins 7 heures par jour | at least 7 hours a day |
| dans la reflexion et dans la mort | in reflection and in death |
| Ah si j'étais riche | Ah if I were rich |
| diguedadedadedadedadedadedadedaaaah! | diguedadedadedadedadedadedadedaaaah! |
| tous les jours je | every day I |
| diguediguedoum ah si j'étais riche moi! | diguediguedoum ah if I were rich! |
| eh! | hey! |
| adieu la charrette | goodbye cart |
| diguedidedaydedaydedaydeday | diguedidedaydedaydedaydeday |
| Dieu qui fît le ciel et les étoiles | God who made the sky and the stars |
| est ce que ça t’aurait donné du mal | would it have hurt you |
| de changer ton plan phénoménal | to change your phenomenal plan |
| et, et me faire riche, moi | and, and make me rich, me |
Translation of the song lyrics Ah ! Si j'étais riche... - Ivan Rebroff
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Song from the album: Ah ! Si j'étais riche...
In the genre:Русская музыка
Release date:14.08.2011
Song language:French
Record label:DOM
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