Tell me where he comes from
The first verse seems to be in the voice of a child, confused about his dad's absence
Finally, I'll know where I'm going
Mom says that when you search well
Or: Mama says that when you look hard enough
You always end up finding
She says that he's never very far
That he often goes to work
Or: That he goes to work a lot
Mom says "To work is good"
Much better than being in bad company
French expression: Mieux vaut être seul que mal accompagné = Better to be alone than in bad company
Right? Where's your dad?
Tell me, where is your dad?
Without even having to talk to him
He knows what's wrong
What a dad
Or: One hell of a dad / A great dad
Tell me where are you hiding?
It must be at least a thousand times
That I've counted my fingers
Where are you? Dad, where are you?
Where are you? Dad, where are you?
Where are you? Dad, where are you?
Whether we believe it or not
The second verse seems to be in the tone of the father, contrasting the first verse, which is in the tone of a boy
There'll be a day when we won't believe it anymore
One day or another, we'll all be dads
And from one day to another, we'll have disappeared
Will we be hateful?
Or: Will we be detestable?
Procreators or geniuses
Tell us who gives birth to the irresponsible?
Ah, tell us who, well
Everyone knows how babies are made
Lit: All the world knows how are made babies
But nobody knows how dads are made
Or: But nobody knows how to be a dad
Mr Know-it-all would have inherited it, right?
Or: These smart guys would have inherited (the knowledge of how to be dad)
We have to suck it from our thumb or what?
Or: Should we learn how to be a dad when we are children?
Tell us where it's hidden?
Or: Tell us where (the knowledge) is hidden?
It must be at least a thousand times
That we ate our fingers
Bouffer: to eat (slang term – impolite)
Where are you? Dad, where are you?
Where are you? Dad, where are you?
Where are you? Dad, where are you?
Tell me, where is your dad?
Without even having to talk to him
He knows what's wrong
Tell me where are you hiding?
It must be at least a thousand times
That I've counted my fingers
Tell me, where is your dad?
Without even having to talk to him
He knows what's wrong
Tell me where are you hiding?
It must be at least a thousand times
That I've counted my fingers
Where are you? Dad, where are you?
Where are you? Dad, where are you?
Where are you? Dad, where are you?