Lyrics of Le petit rouquin - Michel Delpech

Le petit rouquin (original)

Son pre tait rouquin, sa mre tait rouquine
Il aurait fallu un miracle pour qu’il soit brun
Son nom c’tait Lucien, mais toutes ses petites copines
Ses copains, le matre d’cole et le sacristain
Tous les commerants de la ville
Qui sont de joyeux boute-en-train
Trouvaient que c’tait plus facile
De l’appeler le petit rouquin.
Le petit rouquin, le petit rouquin
Le petit rouquin, le petit rouquin
Quand il passait sa main dans ses cheveux en brosse
Il rvait des boucles d’bne de son cousin
Il avait du chagrin, sa peine tait atroce
Quand il regardait la crinire du beau Julien
Tous les commerants de la ville
Qui sont de joyeux boute-en-train
Avaient la parole facile
Pour se moquer du petit rouquin.
Le petit rouquin, le petit rouquin
Le petit rouquin, le petit rouquin
Je serai comdien, j’aurai toutes les filles,
Disait-il ceux qui riaient, qui s’amusaient bien
Tous les mauvais copains seront de ma famille
On dira, le petit rouquin, je le connais bien
Tous les commerants de la ville
Qui sont malgr tout des gens bien
Auront le compliment facile
Pour applaudir monsieur Lucien.
Le petit rouquin, le petit rouquin
Le petit rouquin, le petit rouquin
Le petit rouquin, le petit rouquin
Le petit rouquin, le petit rouquin
Le petit rouquin, le petit rouquin
Le petit rouquin, le petit rouquin
Le petit rouquin, le petit rouquin.

(translation)

His father was redheaded, his mother was redheaded
It would have taken a miracle to make it brown
His name was Lucien, but all his girlfriends
His friends, the schoolmaster and the sexton
All the merchants in town
Who are cheerful teasers
found it easier
To call him the little redhead.
The little redhead, the little redhead
The little redhead, the little redhead
When he ran his hand through his brush hair
He dreamed of his cousin's earrings
He was grieving, his pain was excruciating
When he looked at handsome Julien's mane
All the merchants in town
Who are cheerful teasers
Were easy to speak
To make fun of the little redhead.
The little redhead, the little redhead
The little redhead, the little redhead
I'll be a comedian, I'll have all the girls,
He said those who laughed, who had fun
All the bad buddies will be from my family
We'll say, the little redhead, I know him well
All the merchants in town
Who are despite everything good people
Will have the easy compliment
To applaud Monsieur Lucien.
The little redhead, the little redhead
The little redhead, the little redhead
The little redhead, the little redhead
The little redhead, the little redhead
The little redhead, the little redhead
The little redhead, the little redhead
The little redhead, the little redhead.