Je N'ai Qu'un Sou Lyrics in English by Charles Aznavour
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Je N'ai Qu'un Sou by Charles Aznavour from French to English.
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Je n'ai qu'un sou rien qu'un p'tit sou
I have only a penny, just a little penny
Un p'tit sou rond tout rond, percé d'un trou
A little round penny, all round, pierced with a hole
La belle affaire! Que peut-on faire
Big deal! What can one do
D'un sou, d'un sou? Pour l'autobus
With a penny, with a penny? For the bus
Ou le métro il faut bien plus
Or the subway you need much more
Aussi j' vais pedibus la belle affaire!
So I'll walk, big deal!
Que peut-on faire d'un sou, d'un sou?
What can one do with a penny, with a penny?
Je n' peux même pas prendre un demi
I can't even get a half
Pas même un morceau d' pain rassis
Not even a piece of stale bread
Si j' donne mon sou à un mendiant
If I give my penny to a beggar
Il s' foutra d' moi inévitablement
He will inevitably make fun of me
Je n'ai qu'un sou rien qu'un p'tit sou
I have only a penny, just a little penny
Un p'tit sou rond tout rond percé d'un trou
A little round penny, all round, pierced with a hole
La belle affaire! Que peut-on faire
Big deal! What can one do
D'un sou, d'un sou?
A penny, a penny?
Un bout d' nickel tout déformé
A piece of nickel, all deformed
Tout rabougri, ça paraît moche
All shriveled, it looks ugly
Ça n' pèse pas lourd dans la poche
It doesn't weigh much in the pocket
Mais ça me permet de rêver
But it allows me to dream
Je n'ai qu'un sou rien qu'un p'tit sou
I have only a penny, just a little penny
Un p'tit sou rond tout rond percé d'un trou
A little round penny, all round, pierced with a hole
La belle affaire! Que peut-on faire
Big deal! What can one do
D'un sou, d'un sou? Pour l'autobus
With a penny, with a penny? For the bus
Pour le métro il faut bien plus
For the subway you need much more
Aussi j' vais pedibus la belle affaire!
So I'll walk, big deal!
Que peut-on faire d'un sou, d'un sou?
What can one do with a penny, with a penny?
En attendant que le temps passe
While waiting for time to pass
J' peux toujours jouer à pile ou face
I can always play heads or tails
Comme la fortune vient en dormant
Since fortune comes while sleeping
Je n' dors jamais
I never sleep
J' n'aime pas les embêtements
I don't like troubles
Je n'ai qu'un sou rien qu'un p'tit sou
I have only a penny, just a little penny
Un p'tit sou rond tout rond, percé d'un trou
A little round penny, all round, pierced with a hole
Mais je préfère ne pas savoir quoi faire
But I prefer not to know what to do
D'un sou, d'un sou, d'un sou
With a penny, with a penny, with a penny
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