Les Camarades Lyrics in English by Bénabar

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Camarades by Bénabar from French to English.

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C'est pas des connaissances

They're not acquaintances

Certainement pas des relations

Certainly not connections

Pas forcément copains d'enfance

Not necessarily childhood friends

Ou amis d'exception

Or exceptional friends

Ils rendent pas toujours fiers

They don't always make you proud

Peuvent même coller la honte

Can even make you ashamed

Comme ils n'ont rien d'exemplaire

Since they're nothing exemplary

C'est sur eux que tu comptes

They're the ones you count on

Les camarades

The comrades

Compagnons des mauvais temps

Companions in bad times

Dont t'épouses les problèmes

Whose problems you take on

Tu sais leurs emmerdements

You know their sh*t

Puisque t'as les mêmes

Since you have the same

Pas tous communistes

Not all communists

Contrairement à ce qu'on croit

Contrary to what people think

Ils n'ont qu'une seule parole

They're true to their word

Mais ne parlent pas d'une seule voix

But don't speak with one voice

Les camarades

The comrades

Les camarades

The comrades

Plus à perdre qu'à gagner

More to lose than to gain

Pourtant prêts à combattre

Yet ready to fight

C'est pas l'entraide calculée

It's not calculated mutual aid

Des aristocrates

Of the aristocrats

Qui se serrent les coudes

Who stick together

Au chaud dans leurs limbes

Warm in their limbo

L'unique chose qui les soude

The only thing that binds them

C'est d'empêcher que d'autres y grimpent

Is to prevent others from getting in

Les camarades

The comrades

Les camarades

The comrades

Si, quand on te lance des flèches

If, when arrows are shot at you

Trop doucement désapprouvent

They disapprove too softly

Si, quand on te cherche

If, when someone picks a fight with you

C'est pas eux qu'on trouve

They're not the ones you find

S'ils ne défendent pas l'un de leurs attaqués

If they don't defend one of their own who's attacked

C'est qu'ils ne sont pas

It means they're not

Et n'ont jamais été

And never have been

Les camarades

The comrades

Les camarades

The comrades

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emmerdements — troubles / annoyances

Emmerdements is a colloquial and somewhat strong French word that translates to "troubles," "annoyances," or "hassles." It comes from the more vulgar verb "emmerder," meaning "to annoy" or "to bother."

In the context of "Les Camarades," Bénabar uses this word to highlight the deep bond between comrades. He sings, "Tu sais leurs emmerdements / Puisque t'as les mêmes" (You know their troubles / Since you have the same ones). This choice of word emphasizes a shared experience of life's difficulties, suggesting a raw and authentic connection rather than a superficial friendship. It's a word that adds a touch of realism and grit to the portrayal of camaraderie.

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