Le Roi Lyrics in English by Georges Brassens

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Roi by Georges Brassens from French to English.
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Non certes, elle n'est pas bâtie
No, certainly, it isn't built
Non certes, elle n'est pas bâtie
No, certainly, it isn't built
Sur du sable, sa dynastie
On sand, his dynasty
Sur du sable, sa dynastie
On sand, his dynasty
Il y a peu de chances qu'on
There's little chance that we'll
Détrône le roi des cons
Dethrone the king of c*nts
Il peut dormir, ce souverain
He can sleep, this sovereign
Il peut dormir, ce souverain
He can sleep, this sovereign
Sur ses deux oreilles, serein
Soundly, serene
Sur ses deux oreilles, serein
Soundly, serene
Il y a peu de chances qu'on
There's little chance that we'll
Détrône le roi des cons
Dethrone the king of c*nts
Je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils
I, you, he, she, we, you, they
Je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils
I, you, he, she, we, you, they
Tout le monde le suit, docile
Everyone follows him, docile
Tout le monde le suit, docile
Everyone follows him, docile
Il y a peu de chances qu'on
There's little chance that we'll
Détrône le roi des cons
Dethrone the king of c*nts
Il est possible, au demeurant
It's possible, for that matter
Il est possible, au demeurant
It's possible, for that matter
Qu'on déloge le shah d'Iran
That they dislodge the Shah of Iran
Qu'on déloge le shah d'Iran
That they dislodge the Shah of Iran
Mais il y a peu de chances qu'on
But there's little chance that we'll
Détrône le roi des cons
Dethrone the king of c*nts
Qu'un jour on dise, 'C'est fini'
That one day they'll say, 'It's over'
Qu'un jour on dise, 'C'est fini'
That one day they'll say, 'It's over'
Au petit roi de Jordanie
To the little king of Jordan
Au petit roi de Jordanie
To the little king of Jordan
Mais il y a peu de chances qu'on
But there's little chance that we'll
Détrône le roi des cons
Dethrone the king of c*nts
Qu'en Abyssinie on récuse
That in Abyssinia they reject
Qu'en Abyssinie on récuse
That in Abyssinia they reject
Le roi des rois, le bon Négus
The king of kings, the good Negus
Le roi des rois, le bon Négus
The king of kings, the good Negus
Mais il y a peu de chances qu'on
But there's little chance that we'll
Détrône le roi des cons
Dethrone the king of c*nts
Que, sur un air de fandango
That, to a fandango tune
Que, sur un air de fandango
That, to a fandango tune
On congédie le vieux Franco
They dismiss old Franco
On congédie le vieux Franco
They dismiss old Franco
Mais il y a peu de chances qu'on
But there's little chance that we'll
Détrône le roi des cons
Dethrone the king of c*nts
Que la couronne d'Angleterre
That the crown of England
Que la couronne d'Angleterre
That the crown of England
Ce soir, demain, roule par terre
Tonight, tomorrow, rolls on the ground
Ce soir, demain, roule par terre
Tonight, tomorrow, rolls on the ground
Mais il y a peu de chances qu'on
But there's little chance that we'll
Détrône le roi des cons
Dethrone the king of c*nts
Que, ça c'est vu dans le passé
That, that's been seen in the past
Que, ça c'est vu dans le passé
That, that's been seen in the past
Marianne soit renversée
Marianne be overthrown
Marianne soit renversée
Marianne be overthrown
Mais il y a peu de chances qu'on
But there's little chance that we'll
Détrône le roi des cons
Dethrone the king of c*nts
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détrône — dethrone

Détrône means "dethrone" in English. It's a strong and evocative verb that immediately brings to mind images of power struggles and overthrown monarchies.

In this song, Brassens uses it ironically to talk about the

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