| Certains Animaux (original) | Certains Animaux (translation) |
|---|---|
| Je le vois | I see him |
| Perché sur le toit | Perched on the roof |
| Qui me regarde d’en haut mais moi, je reste en bas | Who looks at me from above but I stay below |
| Je m’en fous | I do not care |
| Petit coq au long cou | Little long-necked rooster |
| La voix rauque et l'œil douteux ne me font plus rien du tout | The hoarse voice and the dodgy eye don't bother me anymore |
| On le dit | It is said |
| Certains animaux sont lâches | Some animals are cowards |
| Je l’entends | I hear it |
| Il est planqué, pourtant | He's stashed, though |
| Je reconnais entre mille son râle épuisant | I recognize among a thousand his exhausting rattle |
| Je m’en fous | I do not care |
| Vieux cheval à genoux | old horse on his knees |
| Les paroles et les promesses ne valaient pas un clou | Words and promises weren't worth a damn |
| On le dit | It is said |
| Certains animaux sont lâches | Some animals are cowards |
| Certains animaux | some animals |
| Il m’a plu | I liked him |
| Parce qu’il avait plu | Because it had rained |
| Tout est sec après l’averse, on m’y reprendra plus | Everything is dry after the downpour, I won't be caught again |
| Loin derrière | Far behind |
| Pauvre chat de gouttière | Poor alley cat |
| Que j’avais pris pour un tigre ignorant sa litière | That I had taken for a tiger ignoring its litter |
| On le dit | It is said |
| Certains animaux sont lâches | Some animals are cowards |
| Certains animaux | some animals |
| Lâches | cowards |
| Certains animaux… | Some animals... |
| Certains, certains… | Some, some... |
| Triste mâle | sad male |
| L’homme est un animal | Man is an animal |
| Qui dépasse d’une tête la meute en cavale | Who's a head taller than the pack on the run |
| Triste roi | sad king |
| Roi de n’importe quoi | king of anything |
| Les faux airs d’agneau blessé n’ont plus d’effet sur moi | Fake wounded lamb tunes no longer have any effect on me |
| On le dit | It is said |
| Certains animaux sont lâches | Some animals are cowards |
| Certains animaux | some animals |
