Ce Gamin-là Lyrics in English Boulevard des Airs

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ce Gamin-là by Boulevard des Airs from French to English.
See a kid dragging himself
Dragging himself to the schoolyard
Looks like his mom's taking him
Taking him right to the vultures
Feels like we're playing a scene
A scene we all know
But it's always, always the same ones
The same actors around
There's the man clapping his hands
And it's not the sound that grabs him
But it's always the same refrain
When the man claps, school starts again
And that kid there is me
I see him like a stranger
I don't know, I don't know anymore
And hey kid, do you remember?
See him, there he is
That kid there, that's me
See him, there he is
That kid's walking away
See him, there he is
That kid there, that's me
See him, there he is
That kid's walking away
See a kid discovering
The girls' eyes and the doctor
And I'd like to warn him
Tell him my doubts and my fears
My grown-up fears, my adult fears
Tell him watch out 'cause in the end
Your little head and heart
Will make me what I am
And there's the girl who drives him crazy
And it's no small thing, I can see that
The kid learns love and everything
And everything gets way more blurry
And that kid there is me
I see him like a stranger
I don't know, I don't know anymore
And hey kid, do you remember?
See him, there he is
That kid there, that's me
See him, there he is
That kid's walking away
See him, there he is
That kid there, that's me
See him, there he is
That kid's walking away
See a kid wandering
Wandering quietly
Is he busy thinking about me
Busy imagining himself grown-up
If suddenly he turns around
And if suddenly, right then, he sees me
Will he see deep down inside me
That I don't even recognize him
And all his buddies are around
The girls, the teachers and the vultures
There's everything that builds him
And I'm only the fruit of it
See him, there he is
That kid there, that's me
See him, there he is
That kid's walking away
See him, there he is
That kid there, that's me
See him, there he is
That kid's walking away
See him, there he is
That kid there, that's me
See him, there he is
That kid's walking away
See him, there he is
That kid there, that's me
See him, there he is
That kid's walking away
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SONG MEANING

Ce Gamin-là is like opening an old photo album that suddenly comes to life. The singer watches a small boy shuffle into the schoolyard, tugged along by his mother, while teachers clap to signal another day of lessons. Classroom routines, watchful adults and circling “vultures” set the stage, and then comes the twist: that nervous little boy is the artist himself. By inviting us to replay a scene we all know, the song instantly mixes nostalgia with a playful, almost cinematic energy.

As the verses roll on, the narrator shadows his younger self through first crushes, doctor visits and lazy daydreams. He wants to warn the child about grown-up fears, yet he realises he can barely recognise the kid who will shape him. Each chorus lands like a heartbeat — “Ce gamin-là, c’est moi” — reminding us that adulthood is built from those early moments. Boulevard des Airs crafts a bittersweet anthem about identity, memory and the challenge of staying in touch with the curious child we once were.

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