C'est un monsieur très distingué Lyrics in English Édith Piaf
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song C'est un monsieur très distingué by Édith Piaf from French to English.
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Paroles de la chanson c'est un monsieur très distingué
Lyrics of the song is a very distinguished gentleman
C'est un monsieur très distingué
He's a very distinguished gentleman
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Il descend dans les grands hôtels
He goes down to the big hotels
Il a beaucoup de personnel
He's got a lot of staff
Il a aussi beaucoup d'argent
He also has a lot of money
C'est pour ça qu'il est mon amant
That's why he's my lover
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Chorus
C'est un monsieur très distingué
He's a very distinguished gentleman
C'est un monsieur qui est marié
He's a gentleman who's married
Ses enfants seront très bien él'vés
His children will be very well
Comme il se doit, sa femme est blonde
As it should be, his wife is blonde
C'est un monsieur très demandé
He's a very much-requested gentleman
Tous les gens l'écoutent parler
All people listen to him talk
Il est de la haute société
He is from high society
C'est c'qu'on appelle un homme du monde
It's called a man of the world
2. il a aussi un petit chien
2. He also has a small dog
On dit qu'il fait beaucoup de bien
They say he does a lot of good
Sa femme, moi et puis le chien
His wife, me and then the dog
Nous faisons partie de ses biens
We are part of his assets
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Chorus
C'est un monsieur très distingué
He's a very distinguished gentleman
C'est un monsieur qui est marié
He's a gentleman who's married
Ses enfants seront très bien él'vés
His children will be very well
Comme il se doit, je n'suis pas blonde
As it should be, I'm not blonde
Ce monsieur-là peut tout ach'ter
This gentleman can aching anything
Même l'illusion d'être aimé
Even the illusion of being loved
Il est de la haute société
He is from high society
C'est c'qu'on appelle un homm' du monde
It's called a homm' of the world
3. je sais pourtant qu'un jour viendra
3. Yet I know that one day will come
Où doucement, il me dira
Where gently, he'll tell me
'chère amie, je suis désolé
'Dear friend, I'm sorry
Nos relations doivent cesser'
Our relationship must end'
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Chorus
C'est un monsieur très distingué
He's a very distinguished gentleman
C'est un monsieur qui est marié
He's a gentleman who's married
Ses enfants seront très bien él'vés
His children will be very well
Comme il se doit, sa femme est blonde
As it should be, his wife is blonde
Je resterai seule à pleurer
I'll be left alone to cry
Mon amour sera bien payé
My love will be well paid
C'est comm'ça dans la haut' société
It's like that in the high' society
C'est c'qu'on appelle les gens du monde
It's what we call the people of the world
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