Le Bistrot Lyrics in English by Georges Brassens
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Bistrot by Georges Brassens from French to English.
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Dans un coin pourri du pauvre Paris
In a seedy corner of poor Paris
Sur une place
In a square
L'est un vieux bistrot, tenu pas un gros
There's an old bistro, run by a fat guy
Dégueulasse
Disgusting
Si t'as le bec fin, s'il te faut du vin
If you have a fine palate, if you need wine
D'première classe
First class
Va boire à Passy, le nectar d'ici
Go drink in Passy, the nectar from here
Te dépasse
Is beyond you
Mais si t'as l'gosier qu'une armure d'acier
But if you have a gullet that an armor of steel
Matelasse
Pads
Goûte à ce velours, ce petit bleu lourd
Taste this velvet, this heavy little blue
De menace
Of menace
Tu trouveras là, la fine fleur de la
You'll find there, the cream of the crop of the
Populace
Rabble
Tous les marmiteux, les calamiteux
All the paupers, the wretched
De la place
Of the square
Qui viennent en rang comme les harengs
Who come in rows like herrings
Voir en face
To look at
La belle du bistrot, la femme à ce gros
The beauty of the bistro, that fat guy's wife
Dégueulasse
Disgusting
Que je boive à fond, l'eau de tout's les fon-
May I drink deeply, the water of all the foun-
-Taines Wallace
-tains Wallace
Si, dès aujourd'hui, tu n'es pas séduit
If, from today, you aren't seduced
Par la grâce
By the grace
De cette jolie fée qui, d'un bouge, a fait
Of this pretty fairy who, from a dive, has made
Un palace
A palace
Avec ses appâts, du haut jusqu'en bas
With her charms, from top to bottom
Bien en place
Well-positioned
Ces trésors exquis, qui les embrasse, qui
These exquisite treasures, who kisses them, who
Les enlace?
Embraces them?
Vraiment, c'en est trop, tout ça pour ce gros
Truly, it's too much, all that for that fat guy
Dégueulasse
Disgusting
C'est injuste et fou, mais que voulez-vous
It's unfair and crazy, but what do you want
Qu'on y fasse?
Us to do about it?
L'amour se fait vieux, il a plus les yeux
Love is getting old, it no longer has eyes
Bien en face
Clearly
Si tu fais ta cour, tâche que tes discours
If you court her, make sure your speeches
Ne l'agacent
Don't annoy her
Sois poli, mon gars, pas de geste ou ga-
Be polite, my boy, no gesture or blun-
-Rre à la casse
-der, watch out for trouble
Car sa main qui claque punit d'un flic-flac
For her hand that slaps punishes with a smack-smack
Les audaces
The impudence
Certes, il n'est pas né qui mettra le nez
Certainly, he's not born who will put his nose
Dans sa tasse
In her cup
Pas né, le chanceux qui dégèlera ce
Not born, the lucky one who will thaw this
Bloc de glace
Block of ice
Qui fera dans l'dos, les cornes à ce gros
Who will cuckold that fat guy
Dégueulasse
Disgusting
Dans un coin pourri, du pauvre Paris
In a seedy corner, of poor Paris
Sur une place
In a square
Une espèce de fée, d'un vieux bouge, a fait
A kind of fairy, from an old dive, has made
Un palace
A palace
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dégueulasse — disgusting / filthy
Dégueulasse is a strong, informal French adjective meaning "disgusting" or "filthy." It's a vivid and somewhat vulgar term that immediately grabs attention.
In the song, it's used to describe the owner of the old bistro: "L'est un vieux bistrot, tenu pas un gros Dégueulasse." This choice of word paints a clear, unflattering picture of the character and sets a gritty, realistic tone for the song, making it memorable and impactful.
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