L'homme à la moto Lyrics in English Édith Piaf
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song L'homme à la moto by Édith Piaf from French to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Il portait des culottes, des bottes de moto
He was wearing panties, motorcycle boots
Un blouson de cuir noir avec un aigle sur le dos
A black leather jacket with an eagle on the back
Sa moto qui partait comme un boulet de canon
His motorcycle that was leaving like a cannonball
Semait la terreur dans toute la région
Sowed terror throughout the region
Jamais il ne se coiffait, jamais il ne se lavait
He never styled himself, never washed himself
Les ongles pleins de cambouis mais sur les biceps il avait
The nails full of smudges but on the biceps he had
Un tatouage avec un coeur bleu sur la peau bleme
A tattoo with a blue heart on the skin bleme
Et juste à l'intérieur, on lisait: 'maman je t'aime'
And just inside, we read: 'Mom I love you'
Il avait une petite amie du nom de marie-lou
He had a girlfriend named marie-lou
On la prenait en pitié, une enfant de son âge
She was taken pity, a child her age
Car tout le monde savait bien qu'il aimait entre tout
Because everyone knew he loved between everything
Sa chienne de moto bien davantage
His motorcycle dog much more
Il portait des culottes, des bottes de moto
He was wearing panties, motorcycle boots
Un blouson de cuir noir avec un aigle sur le dos
A black leather jacket with an eagle on the back
Sa moto qui partait comme un boulet de canon
His motorcycle that was leaving like a cannonball
Semait la terreur dans toute la région
Sowed terror throughout the region
Marie-lou la pauvre fille l'implora, le supplia
Marie-lou the poor girl begged him, begged him
Dit: 'ne pars pas ce soir, je vais pleurer si tu t'en vas'
Says, 'Don't leave tonight, I'll cry if you leave'
Mais les mots furent perdus, ses larmes pareillement
But the words were lost, his tears similarly
Dans le bruit de la machine et du tuyau d'échappement
In the sound of the machine and the exhaust pipe
Il bondit comme un diable avec des flammes dans les yeux
He leapt like a devil with flames in his eyes
Au passage à niveau, ce fut comme un éclair de feu
At the crossing, it was like a flash of fire
Contre une locomotive qui filait vers le midi
Against a locomotive that was running around noon
Et quand on débarrassa les débris
And when we cleared the debris
On trouva sa culotte, ses bottes de moto
His panties, his motorcycle boots were found
Son blouson de cuir noir avec un aigle sur le dos
His black leather jacket with an eagle on his back
Mais plus rien de la moto et plus rien de ce démon
But nothing more of the bike and nothing more of this demon
Qui semait la terreur dans toute la région
Who sowed terror throughout the region
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Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Jean (jean Andre Brun) Drejac
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