Bravo pour le clown! Lyrics in English Édith Piaf
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Bravo pour le clown! by Édith Piaf from French to English.
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Un clown est mon ami, un clown bien ridicule
A clown is my friend, a ridiculous clown
Et dont le nom s'écrit en gifles majuscules
And whose name is written in capital slaps
Pas beau pour un empire, plus triste qu'un chapeau
Not good for an empire, sadder than a hat
Il boit d'énormes rires et mange des bravos
He drinks huge laughs and eats cheers
Pour ton nez qui s'allume, bravo, bravo
For your nose that lights up, congratulations, congratulations
Tes cheveux que l'on plume, bravo, bravo
Your hair that we pluck, congratulations, congratulations
Tu croques des assiettes, assis sur un jet d'eau
You're eating plates, sitting on a stream of water
Tu ronges des paillettes, tordu dans un tonneau
You're gnawing glitter, twisted in a barrel
Pour ton nez qui s'allume, bravo, bravo
For your nose that lights up, congratulations, congratulations
Tes cheveux que l'on plume, bravo, bravo
Your hair that we pluck, congratulations, congratulations
La foule aux grandes mains s'accroche à ses oreilles
The big-handed crowd clings to his ears
Lui vole ses chagrins et vide ses bouteilles
He steals his sorrows and empties his bottles
Son coeur qui se dévisse, ne peut les attrister
His heart unscrewing, cannot sadden them
C'est là qu'ils applaudissent la vie qu'il a ratée
That's where they applaud the life he missed
Pour ta femme infidèle, bravo, bravo
For your unfaithful wife, congratulations, congratulations
Et tu fais la vaisselle, bravo, bravo
And you do the dishes, congratulations, congratulations
Ta vie est un reproche, qui claque dans ton dos
Your life is a reproach, slamming in your back
Ton fils te fait les poches et toi, tu fais l'idiot
Your son makes your pockets and you're an idiot
Pour ta femme infidèle, bravo, bravo
For your unfaithful wife, congratulations, congratulations
Et tu fais la vaisselle, bravo, bravo
And you do the dishes, congratulations, congratulations
Le cirque est déserté, le rire est inutile
The circus is deserted, laughter is useless
Mon clown est enfermé dans un certain asile
My clown is locked up in a certain asylum
Succès de camisole, bravos de cabanon
Camisole success, shed cheers
Des mains devenues folles lui battent leur chanson
Crazy hands beat his song
Outro
Je suis roi et je règne, bravo, bravo
I'm king and I rule, congratulations, congratulations
J'ai des rires qui saignent, bravo, bravo
I've got laughs that bleed, congratulations, congratulations
Venez, que l'on m'acclame, j'ai fait mon numéro
Come on, let me be cheered, I did my number
Tout en jetant ma femme du haut du chapiteau
While throwing my wife from the top of the marquee
Bravo, bravo bravo, bravo
Well done, kudos, congratulations, congratulations
Bravo, bravo bravo, bravo
Well done, kudos, congratulations, congratulations
Bravo, bravo bravo, bravo
Well done, kudos, congratulations, congratulations
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Lyrics © THE MUSIC GOES ROUND, BEUSCHER ARPEGE, Peermusic Publishing
Henri Contet, Louis Guglielmi
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