Et Bailler Et Dormir Lyrics in English Charles Aznavour

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Et Bailler Et Dormir by Charles Aznavour from French to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Certains courent après la vie
Some people run after life
Moi la vie me court après
Life is chasing me
Bien des gens font des folies
Many people do crazy things
Moi c'est folie de m'avoir fait
It's madness to have made me
Je ne me fais pas de bile
I don't worry
Et n'occupe aucun emploi
And doesn't hold any job
Menant une vie facile
Living an easy life
Je ne fais rien de mes dix doigts
I don't do anything with my ten fingers
Je vais pêcher dans les ruisseaux
I go fishing in the streams
Chasser dans les roseaux
Hunting in the reeds
Ou cueillir les fruits mûrs
Or pick ripe fruit
Que m'offre la nature
What does nature offer me?
On ne m'as pas mis sur terre
I was not put on earth
Pour me tuer à travailler
To kill myself working
Mais pour vivre à ma manière
But to live my way
Et goûter à la liberté
And taste freedom
Et rêver, et sourire
And dream, and smile
Et bâiller, et dormir
And yawn, and sleep
Je dors à même la terre
I sleep on the ground
C'est plus simple et c'est plus sain
It's simpler and it's healthier
Et si je meurs solitaire
And if I die lonely
Je n'aurais pas à aller loin
I wouldn't have to go far
Je me lave à l'eau de pluie
I wash with rainwater
Et me séchant au soleil
And drying myself in the sun
Je rêve à ma tendre amie
I dream of my dear friend
Et y'a vraiment rien de pareil
And there's really nothing like it
Et quand presqu'à la nuit tombée
And when almost nightfall
On peut se retrouver
We can meet
C'est un si grand plaisir
It's such a great pleasure
Qu'on reste sans rien dire
Let us remain without saying anything
En regardant la nature
Looking at nature
On se tient tout près bien près
We stand very close
L'un de l'autre et je vous jure
From each other and I swear to you
Que l'on ne pense qu'à s'aimer
That we only think about loving each other
Et rêver, et sourire
And dream, and smile
Et bâiller et dormir
And yawn and sleep
Je fais mon paradis sur la terre
I make my paradise on earth
Car la paix règne au fond de mon coeur
Because peace reigns deep in my heart
Et vraiment si c'était à refaire
And really if it had to be done again
Je saurais pour garder mon bonheur
I would know to keep my happiness
Et rêver et sourire
And dream and smile
Et bâiller, et dormir
And yawn, and sleep
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