Translation of the song lyrics Patipata - Têtes Raides

Patipata (original)

Les pas de son regard
Patipata patapati
M’ont laissé tout hagard
Patipata patapati
J’y ai cru pourtant un soir
Patipata patapati
M'étrangler dans son mouchoir
Et ses longs sanglots noirs
Patatipa
T’as vu là-bas
Vu là-bas là
Si c’est joli
C'était joli
Les p’tits patas
Les p’tits patis
Qu’on a salis
Faut pas nous raconter d’histoire
Patipata patapati
A nous dire que la mer est noire
Patipata patapati
J’veux plus jouer à colin-maillard
Patipata patapati
Dans la nuit et le brouillard
Patatipa
T’as vu là-bas
Vu là-bas là
Si c’est joli
C'était joli
Les p’tits patas
Les p’tits patis
Qu’on a salis
Dans le creux de nos mémoires
Patipata patapati
Y a des poussières de trottoir
Patipata patapati
Mais y’a pas ce grand trou noir
Patipata patapati
Qui bientôt nous dira trop tard
Patatipa
T’as vu là-bas
Vu là-bas là
Si c’est joli
C'était joli
Les p’tits patas
Les p’tits patis
Qu’on a salis

Patipata (translation)

The footsteps of his gaze
patipata patapati
left me all haggard
patipata patapati
I believed it one night
patipata patapati
strangle me in his handkerchief
And her long black sobs
patatipa
saw you there
Seen there there
If it's pretty
It was pretty
The little patas
The little patis
That we have soiled
Don't tell us a story
patipata patapati
To tell us that the sea is black
patipata patapati
I don't want to play blind man's game anymore
patipata patapati
In the night and the fog
patatipa
saw you there
Seen there there
If it's pretty
It was pretty
The little patas
The little patis
That we have soiled
In the hollow of our memories
patipata patapati
There's sidewalk dust
patipata patapati
But there ain't that big black hole
patipata patapati
Who soon will tell us too late
patatipa
saw you there
Seen there there
If it's pretty
It was pretty
The little patas
The little patis
That we have soiled