Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Baltazar by Bernard Lavilliers from French to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Il a sorti du manteau
He went out of the coat
Des cartes rouges et noires
red and black cards
'Et alors' me dit l'oiseau
'and then' tells me the bird
'Qu'a-t-il fait de son manteau ?'
"What did he do with his coat? '
Il a transforme le manteau en chapeau
He turned the coat into a hat
En chapeau rouge et noir
red and black hat
'Et alors' me dit l'oiseau
'and then' tells me the bird
'Qu'a-t-il pose sur son dos ?'
'What did he put on his back? '
Il a sorti du chapeau un banjo
He pulled out of the hat a banjo
Un banjo rouge et noir
a red and black banjo
'Et alors' me dit l'oiseau
'and then' tells me the bird
'A-t-il joue sur le do ?'
Did he play on his back?
Une femme a dit bravo
a woman said bravo
Elle etait rouge et noire
it was red and black
Elle avait bu du bordeaux
She had drank the burgundy
Il n' lui a pas dit bonsoir
He didn't say good night.
'Et alors' me dit l'oiseau
'and then' tells me the bird
'S'appelait-il Balthazar ?'
Was he called balthazar?
Il est tombe dans son chapeau
He fell in his hat
Il en est sorti tout noir
He went out all black
Alors, il a joue du piano,
So he played the piano,
Est parti sans dire bonsoir.
left without saying good night
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