| J’cultivais des tas d’espoirs
| I cultivated heaps of hopes
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| Des enseignants are? | Teachers are? |
| Put? | What? |
| S Qui donnent la soif de savoir
| S Which make you thirst for knowledge
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| Une grande universit?
| A big university?
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| Pour une ma? | For a ma? |
| Trise en histoire
| Tries in history
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| Avec ses capacit? | With his abilities |
| S Il serait entr? | If He would have entered? |
| Haut la main
| Easily
|
| Dans l’domaine de la sant?
| In the field of health?
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| Avec ses doigts d’chirurgien
| With his surgeon's fingers
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| Il aurait pu tout apprendre
| He could have learned everything
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| Finir dipl? | Finish a diploma? |
| M? | M? |
| En droits
| Locations
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| Parler courement dix langues
| Speak ten languages fluently
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| Et puis plaider en Chinois
| And then plead in Chinese
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| Costume noir ou sarreau blanc
| Black suit or white smock
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| Il aurait eu de la classe
| He would have had class
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| Mon prodige, mon enfant
| My prodigy, my child
|
| Mais h? | But hey? |
| Las…
| The ace…
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| Mon fils est un mime
| My son is a mime
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| Il s’peinture la face
| He paints his face
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| Il fait des p’tits signes
| He makes little signs
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| Aux pi? | At feet |
| Tons qui passent
| passing tones
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| Il s’met des collants
| He puts on tights
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| Qui lui moulent la chose
| Who mold him the thing
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| Il s’met des gants blancs
| He puts on white gloves
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| Pour offrir des roses… Imaginaires
| To offer roses… imaginary
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| Il sourit dans l’vide
| He smiles into the void
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| Comme s’il? | As if he? |
| Tait fi? | Was it? |
| Are
| Are
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| D’avoir l’air stupide
| To look stupid
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| Et d’savoir se taire
| And to know how to be silent
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| Il veut s’faire aimer
| He wants to be loved
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| Avec sa d? | With his d? |
| Marche
| Walk
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| De pigeon manqu?
| Missing pigeon?
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| Il descend des marches… Imaginaires
| He comes down stairs... Imaginary
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| Mon fils est un mime
| My son is a mime
|
| Un croisement bizare
| A weird crossing
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| Entre Charlie Chaplin
| Between Charlie Chaplin
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| Et une olive noire… D? | And a black olive... D? |
| Noyaut? | Core? |
| E Il fait semblant qu’il est pris
| E He pretends he's taken
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| Dans une boite qui are? | In a box that are? |
| Tr? | Tr? |
| Ci Ses doigts d’chirurgien rat?
| Here His rat surgeon fingers?
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| Ne lui servent qu'? | Only serve him? |
| T? | T? |
| Ter
| Ter
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| Ces petits murs transparents
| These little transparent walls
|
| Qu’il pousse et pousse? | That he pushes and pushes? |
| Plein gants
| full gloves
|
| Dans son spectacle gratuit
| In his free show
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| Que personne n’applaudi
| that no one applauds
|
| En plein festival d'? | In full festival of? |
| T?
| T?
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| Quand la rue est noire de monde
| When the street is crowded
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| Y’a p'? | There's no? |
| Tre pas d’son m? | Tre pas d’son m? |
| Tier
| Tier
|
| Mais y’a d’son (fiston?) par contre
| But there's his (son?) on the other hand
|
| Costume noir au sarreau blanc
| Black suit with white lab coat
|
| Il aurait eu de la classe
| He would have had class
|
| Mon prodige, mon enfant
| My prodigy, my child
|
| Mais h? | But hey? |
| Las…
| The ace…
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| Mon fils est un mime
| My son is a mime
|
| Expert en mimiques
| Mimicry Expert
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| Mon fils est un digne
| My son is worthy
|
| Emmerdeur publique
| Public pain in the ass
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| Trop con pour? | Too dumb for? |
| Tre clown
| be a clown
|
| Fallait qu’il l’soit moins
| It should be less
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| Il fait m? | It makes me |
| Me pas d’chiens
| Me no dogs
|
| Avec des balloons
| With balloons
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| Il est juste heureux
| He's just happy
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| De servir? | To serve? |
| Rien
| Nothing
|
| D'? | From? |
| Tre silencieux
| very quiet
|
| D'? | From? |
| Tre dans l’chemin
| Get in the way
|
| Si l’ridicul tuait
| If the ridiculous killed
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| Et ben mon pauv' gar? | Well my poor guy? |
| On
| We
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| (Il)La t? | (He)The t? |
| Terait pour vrai
| Would be for real
|
| Sa boite? | His box? |
| La con
| The con
|
| Je sais pas si? | I don't know if? |
| A s’gu? | A s'gu? |
| Ri Mais j’ai comme l’intuition
| Ri But I have like intuition
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| Que les mimes sont pas admis
| That mimes are not allowed
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| Chez les psys de toute fa? | In shrinks of all kinds? |
| On On fait pasdes th? | We don't do tea? |
| Rapies
| rapies
|
| En s’taisant? | By keeping quiet? |
| L’unisson
| unison
|
| Il s’pourrait m? | It could be m? |
| Me que les psys
| Me than shrinks
|
| Courent un risque de d? | Are at risk of d? |
| Pression
| Pressure
|
| Devant ces Pierrots d’malheur
| In front of these Pierrots of misfortune
|
| Qui cumulent les (???)
| Who accumulate the (???)
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| Qui s’culottent comme Mike Jagger
| Who wear panties like Mike Jagger
|
| Mais qui ont l’talent d’un betterave…? | But who has the talent of a beet…? |
| Queut? | What? |
| E Mon fils est un mime,
| E My son is a mime,
|
| Un autodidact
| An autodidact
|
| Dans sa discipline
| In his discipline
|
| Il fait le mounouak (?)
| He does the mounouak (?)
|
| Il s’maquille en blanc
| He wears white makeup
|
| Comme Michael Jackson
| Like Michael Jackson
|
| Et amuse les enfants comme… Comme un singe qui s’gratte
| And amuse the children like... Like a scratching monkey
|
| Il marche? | He walks? |
| Quattre pattes
| four legs
|
| Il marche contre le vent
| He walks against the wind
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| Il devient galant
| He becomes gallant
|
| Il ouvre des porti? | Does he open doors? |
| Res toutes imaginaires
| Res all imaginary
|
| Il nettoie des vitres
| He cleans windows
|
| Et tout le monde l'? | And everyone the? |
| Vite
| Quick
|
| Vlan?! | Wham?! |
| La poubelle!
| The bin!
|
| Son? | His? |
| Ducation
| Education
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| Mon fils est formel
| My son is formal
|
| C’est? | It is? |
| A sa passion
| To his passion
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| Il est convaincu
| He's convinced
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| Qu’il are? | What are they? |
| Pend l’bonheur
| Happiness hangs
|
| Quand il distribue
| When he distributes
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| Ses gerbes de fleurs… Imaginaires
| Her sprays of flowers... Imaginary
|
| Et dire qu’il avait
| And say he had
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| Tous les prix requis
| All prices required
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| Tout ce qu’il fallait
| Everything you need
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| Pour s’faire des amis
| To make friends
|
| Avoir une famille,
| To have a family,
|
| Avoir du succ? | Have success? |
| S,
| S,
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| Une voiture qui brille,
| A shining car,
|
| Un beau grand chalet
| A beautiful large chalet
|
| S’il m’avait dit:
| If he had told me:
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| «J'suis l’propri? | "Am I the owner? |
| Taire
| To hush up
|
| D’un p’tite? | From a kid? |
| Picerie»
| Grocery»
|
| Ben, j’aurais? | Well, would I? |
| T? | T? |
| Fi? | fi? |
| Re Oui,? | Re Yes,? |
| La limite
| The limit
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| M? | M? |
| Me si c'? | Me if it? |
| Tait p’tit
| Be little
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| Pis m? | Worse m? |
| Me en faillite
| Bankrupt me
|
| J’aurais tout compris
| I would have understood everything
|
| Mais, mon fils est un mime
| But, my son is a mime
|
| Faut que j’m’en are? | Should I be away? |
| Jouisse
| Enjoy
|
| Bon c’est l? | Well this is it |
| Gitime
| Gitime
|
| Y’a jamais d’police
| There's never any police
|
| Qui arr? | Who arr? |
| Te les mimes
| You mimes
|
| Ils sont sans malice
| They are harmless
|
| Tout ces petits mimes
| All these little mimes
|
| Qui naissent et subsistent
| Who are born and remain
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| J’ai beau me are? | I'm fine? |
| Volter
| Volter
|
| Crier au supplice
| Cry out
|
| C’est toujours le mime
| It's always the mime
|
| Qui a le dernier mot
| Who has the last word
|
| M? | M? |
| Me si il est muet
| Me if he's mute
|
| M? | M? |
| Me si il est idiot
| Me if he's stupid
|
| Peut-? | May-? |
| Tre par respect
| Tre out of respect
|
| Pour Papa Marceau
| For Papa Marceau
|
| Mon fils est un mime
| My son is a mime
|
| Aidez-moi quelqu’un
| help me someone
|
| Je suis orpheline
| I am an orphan
|
| De mon fils d? | Of my son from |
| Funt
| funt
|
| Il s'? | They'? |
| Trangle lui-m? | Trangle himself |
| Me Comme un schizophr? | Me like a schizophr? |
| Ne Ses muscles se tordent
| Don't His muscles twist
|
| Il s’pend? | He hangs himself? |
| Une corde… Imaginaire
| A rope… imaginary
|
| J’avais mis d’l’argent d’c? | I had put some money in? |
| T?
| T?
|
| Pour ses? | For his? |
| Tudes avanc? | Advanced studies? |
| Es
| Is
|
| J’avais tout? | I had everything? |
| Lui souhaiter
| wish him
|
| C'? | VS'? |
| Tait un gamin dou?
| Was a sweet kid?
|
| Tout? | All? |
| L’heure j’l’ai vu s’pointer
| The time I saw him show up
|
| Habill? | Dressed? |
| En? | In? |
| Tre humain
| very human
|
| Bien plant? | Well planted? |
| Dans d’vrais souliers
| In real shoes
|
| Il m’a d’mand? | He asks me? |
| Un coup d’main
| A helping hand
|
| Et la j’me suis dit:
| And I said to myself:
|
| «? | “? |
| A y est,
| There it is,
|
| Il veut devenir pharmacien»
| He wants to become a pharmacist"
|
| Mon prodige are? | My prodigy are? |
| Ssucitait
| aroused
|
| J’lui offrais tout mon soutient
| I offered him all my support
|
| Il m’a dit: «Maman je sais,
| He said to me, "Mom I know,
|
| Qui a d’l’argent qui me revient
| Who's got money coming back to me
|
| Si tu me le permettais
| If you would let me
|
| Je pourrais fonder enfin…
| I could finally found...
|
| Une? | A? |
| Cole de mimes
| School of mimes
|
| De mimes en s? | From mimes to s? |
| Rie
| Laugh
|
| J’ai vu tous ces mimes
| I saw all these mimes
|
| Qui se multiplient
| Which multiply
|
| Je voulais dire non
| I meant no
|
| J’crois que j’ai dit oui
| I think I said yes
|
| C'? | VS'? |
| Tait mon gar? | Was it my guy? |
| On,
| We,
|
| C'? | VS'? |
| Tait mon petit
| Shut up my baby
|
| Donc quand vous verrez
| So when you see
|
| Des mimes en vigueur
| Mimes in force
|
| Dans l’courant d’l'? | In the course of the? |
| T?
| T?
|
| Vous offrir des fleurs… Imaginaires
| Give you flowers… Imaginary
|
| Et ben vous saurez
| Well you will know
|
| Que c’est mon erreur
| It's my mistake
|
| J’ai subventionn?
| I subsidized?
|
| Tous ces emmerdeurs
| All these pain in the ass
|
| Qui m’exasp? | Who pisses me off? |
| Rent
| Rent
|
| Alors qu’en bonne m? | So what in good m? |
| Re
| D
|
| C’que j’aurais du faire
| What I should have done
|
| Pour? | For? |
| Tre solidaire
| Be supportive
|
| Avec mon comic
| With my comic
|
| C’est d’me comporter
| It's to behave
|
| En mime autentique
| In authentic mime
|
| Et puis lui r’filer
| And then give him
|
| Un gros paquet d’fric… Imaginaire
| A big bundle of money… Imaginary
|
| (Merci? Georges pour cettes paroles) | (Thank you? George for these lyrics) |