Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Je te veux by Francis Cabrel from French to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Du fossoyeur, cent fois coupable
From the gravedigger, a hundred times guilty
Au joueur d'orgue inconsolable
To the inconsolable organ player
Tous m'accablent et me crient
All overwhelm me and shout at me
Laisse-la-fuir
Let her escape
Le vieux saxophone argenté
The old silver saxophone
Vient à mes oreilles siffler
Comes to my ears whistling
Mais je n'étais pas né
But I wasn't born
Pour te voir partir
To see you go
Le député saoul tourne en rond
Drunk MP goes around in circles
Dans les rues de la procession
In the streets of the procession
Où le sauveur lui-même dit-on
Where the savior himself is said to be
Moi, j'attends qu'on vienne m'empêcher
I'm waiting for someone to stop me
De boire à ma tasse ébréchée
Drinking to my chipped cup
Qui n'écjaire que la moitié
Who only skims half
Nos pères ont plutôt bien vécu
Our fathers lived pretty well
Sans se soucier de l'amour
Regardless of love
Leurs filles ne supportent plus
Their daughters can't stand
Que je l'ignore à mon tour
That I don't know it in my turn
Et j'irrais chez la dame de pique
And I'm singing at the lady of spades
Parler à la belle domestique
Talking to the beautiful maid
Il faudra que je lui explique
I'll have to explain to him
Si j'apprécie tout ce qu'elle me donne
If I appreciate all that it gives me
Si elle me connaît mieux que personne
If she knows me better than anyone
Même quand mes forces m'abandonnent
Even when my forces abandon me
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