L'HOMME EN HABIT Lyrics in English by Barbara, Colette RENARD
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song L'HOMME EN HABIT by Barbara from French to English.
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Montmartre et sa colline
Montmartre and its hill
Ont mis une sourdine
Have muted
Les enseignes s'éteignent
The signs go out
Et la lune enfin peut briller
And the moon can finally shine
Quelques rires sonores
Some loud laughter
Se font entendre encore
Are heard again
Des filles lasses passent
Tired girls pass
Pressées d'aller se coucher
In a hurry to go to bed
Le laitier, seul au monde
The milkman, alone in the world
A commencé sa ronde
Started his round
Faisant vibrer la nuit
Making the night vibrate
Du bruit de ses bidons de lait
From the sound of his milk cans
Et voici l'homme en habit
And here is the man in the suit
Cet élégant gentilhomme
This elegant gentleman
Porte un chapeau haut-de-forme
Wears a top hat
Une cape de soie noire
A black silk cape
Et canne à pommeau d'ivoire
And ivory-headed cane
Et sur son gilet tout blanc
And on his all-white vest
Un papillon
A butterfly
Un papillon en tissu bleu
A blue fabric butterfly
De sa démarche élégante
Of his elegant gait
Il descend les rues en pente
He goes down the sloping streets
La mine aristocratique
The aristocratic appearance
Et le geste mécanique
And the mechanical gesture
D'un homme qui ne sait pas
From a man who doesn't know
Ni d'où il vient
Or where he comes from
Ni d'où il vient
Or where he comes from
Ni où il va
Or where he's going
Mais voici la lumière
But here is the light
Des tristes réverbères
Sad street lights
Que l'aurore dévore
Let the dawn devour
Comme des lambeaux de nuit
Like shreds of night
Une fenêtre baille
A window yawns
Sur un homme qui bâille
On a man who yawns
Faut qu'il aille au travail
He has to go to work
Il a sommeil et ça l'ennuie
He's sleepy and it bothers him
L'homme en habit s'avance
The man in clothes comes forward
Vers le fleuve, en silence
Towards the river, in silence
Et tombe comme une ombre
And falls like a shadow
Dans le noir qui s'enfuit
Into the fleeing darkness
Emportant l'homme en habit
Taking away the man in clothes
Cet élégant gentilhomme
This elegant gentleman
Portait un chapeau haut-de-forme
Wore a top hat
Une cape de soie noire
A black silk cape
Et canne à pommeau d'ivoire
And ivory-headed cane
Et sur son gilet tout blanc
And on his all-white vest
Un papillon
A butterfly
Un papillon en tissu bleu
A blue fabric butterfly
Il n'est plus de notre monde
He is no longer in our world
Et descend au fil de l'onde
And goes down with the wave
Comme un poisson fantastique
Like a fantastic fish
Sous les pierres des ponts antiques
Under the stones of ancient bridges
Mais son âme ne sait pas
But his soul doesn't know
Ni d'où elle vient
Or where she comes from
Ni d'où elle vient
Or where she comes from
Ni où elle va
Or where she's going
Adieu, adieu, adieu gentilhomme
Farewell, farewell, farewell, gentleman
C'est une charmante idée
It's a lovely idea
D'avoir mis pour voyager
To have put to travel
À travers l'éternité
Through eternity
Ton costume de marié
Your wedding suit
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