Lyrics of Charivarivari - Serge Lama

Charivarivari (original)

Quel charivari-vari, va, quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va, la vie avec toi,
Quel charivari-vari, va, quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va, la vie avec toi.
Avant toi, j’ai connu Nicole qui vivait dans ses casseroles
Elle briquait comme personne l’argenterie et l’aluminium
Toujours coiffée d’un vieux chiffon noué autour de son chignon
Tu parles d’un charivaron.
Quel charivari-vari, va, quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va, la vie avec toi,
Quel charivari-vari, va, quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va, la vie avec toi.
Avant toi, j’ai connu Martine qui n’aimait faire que la cuisine
Entre deux lièvres et trois perdreaux, j’avais grossi de vingt kilos
Quand je chantai mes chansons tristes on me prenait pour Pierre Doris
Tu parles d’un charivaris.
Quel charivari-vari, va, quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va, la vie avec toi,
Quel charivari-vari, va, quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va, la vie avec toi.
Et depuis toi, il y a eu toi, qui n’sait rien faire de tes dix doigts
A part l’amour, mon joli coeur, et encore, quand y a l’ascenseur
Parce que les jours de pénurie, tu restes à la conciergerie
Tu parles d’un charivari.
Quel charivari-vari, va, quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va, la vie avec toi,
Quel charivari-vari, va, quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va, la vie avec toi.

(translation)

What charivari-vari, go, what charivari-vari, go
What a charivari-vari, go, life with you,
What charivari-vari, go, what charivari-vari, go
What a charivari-vari, go, life with you.
Before you, I knew Nicole who lived in her pans
She bricked silverware and aluminum like nobody else
Always wearing an old rag tied around her bun
Talk about a charivaron.
What charivari-vari, go, what charivari-vari, go
What a charivari-vari, go, life with you,
What charivari-vari, go, what charivari-vari, go
What a charivari-vari, go, life with you.
Before you, I knew Martine who only liked to cook
Between two hares and three partridges, I had gained twenty kilos
When I sang my sad songs they took me for Pierre Doris
Talk about a charivari.
What charivari-vari, go, what charivari-vari, go
What a charivari-vari, go, life with you,
What charivari-vari, go, what charivari-vari, go
What a charivari-vari, go, life with you.
And since you, there was you, who can't do anything with your ten fingers
Apart from love, my pretty heart, and still, when there's the elevator
'Cause on days of scarcity, you stay at the concierge
Talk about a charivari.
What charivari-vari, go, what charivari-vari, go
What a charivari-vari, go, life with you,
What charivari-vari, go, what charivari-vari, go
What a charivari-vari, go, life with you.