Les Philistins Lyrics in English Georges Brassens
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Philistins by Georges Brassens from French to English.
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Philistins, épiciers
Philistines, grocers
Tandis que vous caressiez
While you caress
Vos femmes
Your women
En songeant, aux petits
Thinking of the little ones
Que vos grossiers appétits
That your gross appetites
Engendrent
Generate
Vous pensiez, 'Ils seront
You thought, 'They will be
Menton rasé, ventre rond
Shaved chin, round belly
Notaires'
Notaries'
Mais pour bien vous punir
But to punish you well
Un jour vous voyez venir
One day you see it coming
Sur terre
On earth
Des enfants non voulus
Unwanted children
Qui deviennent chevelus
Who become hairy
Poètes
Poets
Vous pensiez, 'Ils seront
You thought, 'They will be
Menton rasé, ventre rond
Shaved chin, round belly
Notaires'
Notaries'
Mais pour bien vous punir
But to punish you well
Un jour vous voyez venir
One day you see it coming
Sur terre
On earth
Des enfants non voulus
Unwanted children
Qui deviennent chevelus
Who become hairy
Poètes
Poets
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