Marinette Lyrics in English Georges Brassens

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Marinette by Georges Brassens from French to English.

When I ran to sing

My little song for Marinette

The beautiful, the traitor had gone to the opera

With my little song

I looked like an idiot, my mother

With my little song

I looked like an idiot

When I ran to carry

My jar of mustard for Marinette

The beautiful, the traitor had already finished dinner

With my little pot

I looked like an idiot, my mother

With my little pot

I looked like an idiot

When I offered as a New Year

A bicycle for Marinette

The beautiful, the traitor had bought a car

With my little bike

I looked like an idiot, my mother

With my little bike

I looked like an idiot

When I ran everything

At Marinette’s meeting

The beauty said I adore you

To a bad guy who kissed her

With my bouquet of flowers

I looked like an idiot, my mother

With my bouquet of flowers

I looked like an idiot

When I ran to burn

Marinette's Little Brain

The beauty had already died of a misplaced cold

With my revolver

I looked like an idiot, my mother

With my revolver

I looked like an idiot

When I ran mournful

At Marinette's funeral

The beautiful, the traitor was already resurrected

With my little crown

I looked like an idiot, my mother

With my little crown

I looked like an idiot

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SONG MEANING

"Marinette" by Georges Brassens is a poignant and humorous reflection on unrequited love and the folly of devotion. The song narrates the experiences of a man who, despite his earnest attempts to win the affection of the beautiful but fickle Marinette, finds himself repeatedly outdone and humiliated. Each verse highlights his futile gestures—singing a song, bringing mustard, gifting a bicycle—only to discover that Marinette has moved on to other suitors or has little regard for his affections. The refrain, "J'avais l'air d'un con" (I looked like a fool), underscores his self-deprecating realization of the absurdity of his devotion, culminating in a darkly comedic twist as he attends her funeral, only to learn she has "resurrected." Through witty lyrics and a playful tone, Brassens captures the bittersweet nature of love, the pain of rejection, and the often ridiculous lengths to which one will go for affection.

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Georges Brassens Marinette Lyrics