Bonhomme Lyrics in English Georges Brassens
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Bonhomme by Georges Brassens from French to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Malgré la bise qui mord
Despite the biting kiss
La pauvre vieille de somme
The poor old woman
Va ramasser du bois mort
Go collect dead wood
Pour chauffer Bonhomme
To heat Bonhomme
Bonhomme qui va mourir
Man who is going to die
De mort naturelle
Of natural death
Mélancolique, elle va
Melancholy, she goes
À travers la forêt blême
Through the pale forest
Où jadis elle rêva
Where once she dreamed
De celui qu'elle aime
Of the one she loves
Qu'elle aime et qui va mourir
Who she loves and who is going to die
De mort naturelle
Of natural death
Rien n'arrêtera le cours
Nothing will stop the course
De la vieille qui moissonne
Of the old woman who harvests
Le bois mort de ses doigts gourds
The dead wood of his numb fingers
Ni rien ni personne
Neither nothing nor anyone
Car Bonhomme va mourir
Because Bonhomme is going to die
De mort naturelle
Of natural death
Non, rien ne l'arrêtera
No, nothing will stop him
Ni cette voix de malheur
Nor this voice of misfortune
Qui dit 'quand tu rentreras
Who says 'when you come back
Chez toi, tout à l'heure
At your place, later
Bonhomme sera déjà mort
Man will already be dead
De mort naturelle'
Of natural death'
Ni cette autre et sombre voix
Nor this other dark voice
Montant du plus profond d'elle
Rising from deep inside her
Lui rappeler que, parfois
Remind him that sometimes
Il fut infidèle
He was unfaithful
Car Bonhomme, il va mourir
Because man, he's going to die
De mort naturelle
Of natural death
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