| Patipata (original) | Patipata (translation) |
|---|---|
| Les pas de son regard | The footsteps of his gaze |
| Patipata patapati | patipata patapati |
| M’ont laissé tout hagard | left me all haggard |
| Patipata patapati | patipata patapati |
| J’y ai cru pourtant un soir | I believed it one night |
| Patipata patapati | patipata patapati |
| M'étrangler dans son mouchoir | strangle me in his handkerchief |
| Et ses longs sanglots noirs | And her long black sobs |
| Patatipa | patatipa |
| T’as vu là-bas | saw you there |
| Vu là-bas là | Seen there there |
| Si c’est joli | If it's pretty |
| C'était joli | It was pretty |
| Les p’tits patas | The little patas |
| Les p’tits patis | The little patis |
| Qu’on a salis | That we have soiled |
| Faut pas nous raconter d’histoire | Don't tell us a story |
| Patipata patapati | patipata patapati |
| A nous dire que la mer est noire | To tell us that the sea is black |
| Patipata patapati | patipata patapati |
| J’veux plus jouer à colin-maillard | I don't want to play blind man's game anymore |
| Patipata patapati | patipata patapati |
| Dans la nuit et le brouillard | In the night and the fog |
| Patatipa | patatipa |
| T’as vu là-bas | saw you there |
| Vu là-bas là | Seen there there |
| Si c’est joli | If it's pretty |
| C'était joli | It was pretty |
| Les p’tits patas | The little patas |
| Les p’tits patis | The little patis |
| Qu’on a salis | That we have soiled |
| Dans le creux de nos mémoires | In the hollow of our memories |
| Patipata patapati | patipata patapati |
| Y a des poussières de trottoir | There's sidewalk dust |
| Patipata patapati | patipata patapati |
| Mais y’a pas ce grand trou noir | But there ain't that big black hole |
| Patipata patapati | patipata patapati |
| Qui bientôt nous dira trop tard | Who soon will tell us too late |
| Patatipa | patatipa |
| T’as vu là-bas | saw you there |
| Vu là-bas là | Seen there there |
| Si c’est joli | If it's pretty |
| C'était joli | It was pretty |
| Les p’tits patas | The little patas |
| Les p’tits patis | The little patis |
| Qu’on a salis | That we have soiled |
