| Emily (original) | Emily (translation) |
|---|---|
| Au café d’la marine | At the café of the navy |
| Y a un cap’tain | There's a cap'tain |
| Il a le sang Pilsen noire | He's got black Pilsen blood |
| C’est un bateau qui se perd | It's a ship that gets lost |
| Dans la bière au comptoir | In the beer at the counter |
| Au café d’la marine | At the café of the navy |
| On raconte des vies | We tell lives |
| C’est du temps qui passe | It's time that passes |
| Au café d’la marine | At the café of the navy |
| Le cap’tain y r’Pilsen noire encore brûlé | Cap'tain y r'Pilsen black still burnt |
| C’est comme l’encre sur le papier | It's like ink on paper |
| Mais y sait pas lui comprendre ça | But he doesn't know how to understand that |
| Au café d’la marine | At the café of the navy |
| On parle à la mort | We talk to death |
| Violente femme | violent woman |
| Pleure ton amant au comptoir | Cry your lover at the counter |
| Déchirure de ton corps | Tearing your body |
| Au café d’la marine | At the café of the navy |
| Le cap’tain y repartira | The cap'tain will go there again |
| C’est les océans de bière | It's the oceans of beer |
| Et nous on regarde | And we watch |
