Lyrics of Mathusalem - Serge Reggiani

Mathusalem (original)

Lorsque Mathusalem
Alla dire «je t’aime»
A la jeune fille
Il… apporta des jonquilles
Elle aimait les jonquilles
Il avait huit cents ans
Elle avait seulement
Six cent trente-quatre ans
Et… ses parents ne furent pas
D’accord surtout Papa…
Il attendit un siècle
Et enfin le vieux type
Un soir cassa sa pipe
Mathusalem aussi sec
Retourna voir sa belle
Avec des asphodèles
Il avait neuf cents ans
Elle maintenant
Sept cent trente-quatre ans
Mais… paraissait sept cent… trente
Et elle avait des… rentes
Elle fit sa timide
Soixante ans encore
Elle était candide
Lui… était fou de son… corps
Il attendit encore
Elle finit vieille fille
Lui toujours joyeux drille
Apportait des jonquilles
A neuf cent soixante-neuf billes
Mathusalem enfin
Approcha de sa fin…
Parce qu’après tant de jours
Il mourut d’amour
Alors toi tu penses
Que moi j’aurai sa pa… tience
Moi j’aurai sa patience
Moi j’aurai sa patience
Moi j’aurai sa patience…

(translation)

When Methuselah
Go say "I love you"
To the girl
He…brought daffodils
She loved daffodils
He was eight hundred years old
She only had
Six hundred thirty-four years
And... his parents were not
Agreed especially Dad…
He waited a century
And finally the old guy
One evening broke his pipe
Methuselah as dry
Returned to his beauty
With asphodels
He was nine hundred years old
She now
Seven hundred and thirty-four years
But… looked like seven hundred… thirty
And she had… annuities
She acted shy
Sixty more years
She was candid
He…was crazy about his…body
He waited again
She ends up a spinster
He's always happy
Brought daffodils
At nine hundred and sixty-nine marbles
Methuselah finally
Approaching its end...
Because after so many days
He died of love
So you think
That I will have his... patience
I will have his patience
I will have his patience
I will have his patience...