Tonton Nestor Lyrics in English Georges Brassens
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tonton Nestor by Georges Brassens from French to English.
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Tonton Nestor
Uncle Nestor
Vous eûtes tort
You were wrong
Je vous le dis tout net
I tell you straight
Vous avez mis
You put
La zizanie
Discord
Aux noces de Jeannett'
At Jeannett's wedding
Je vous l'avoue
I admit it to you
Tonton, vous vous
Uncle, you
Comportâtes comme un
Behave like one
Mufle achevé
Muzzle completed
Rustre fieffé
Confident boor
Un homme du commun
A common man
Quand la fiancée
When the bride
Les yeux baissés
Eyes down
Des larmes pleins les cils
Tears full of eyelashes
S'apprêtait à
Was preparing to
Dire 'Oui da
Say 'Yes da
A l'officier civil
To the civil officer
Qu'est-c'qui vous prit
What came over you
Vieux malappris
Clumsy old man
D'aller, sans retenue
To go, without restraint
Faire un pinçon
Make a pinch
Cruel en son
Cruel in sound
Eminence charnue
Fleshy eminence
Se retournant
Turning around
Incontinent
Incontinent
Ell' souffleta, flic-flac
She bellowed, cop-flac
L'garçon d'honneur
The best man
Qui, par bonheur
Who, fortunately
Avait un' tête à claqu'
Had a head slap
Mais au lieu du
But instead of
'Oui' attendu
'Yes' expected
Ell' s'écria 'Maman'
She cried 'Mom'
Et l'mair' lui dit
And the mayor told him
'Non, mon petit
'No, my little one
Ce n'est pas le moment'
It is not the moment'
Quand la fiancée
When the bride
Les yeux baissés
Eyes down
D'une voix solennell'
In a solemn voice
S'apprêtait à
Was preparing to
Dire 'Oui da
Say 'Yes da
Par-devant l'Eternel
Before the Lord
Voila mechef
There you go mechef
Que, derechef
That, again
Vous osâtes porter
You dared to wear
Votre fichue
Your damn
Patte crochue
Hooked paw
Sur sa rotondité
On its roundness
Se retournant
Turning around
Incontinent
Incontinent
Elle moucha le nez
She blew her nose
D'un enfant d'chœur
From an altar boy
Qui, par bonheur
Who, fortunately
Etait enchifrené
Was encrypted
Mais au lieu du
But instead of
'Oui' attendu
'Yes' expected
De sa pauvre voix lass'
In his poor, tired voice
Au tonsuré
To the tonsured
Désemparé
Distraught
Elle a dit 'Merde', hélas
She said 'Shit', alas
Quoiqu'elle usât
Although she used
Qu'elle abusât
That she abused
Du droit d'être fessue
The right to be spanked
En la pinçant
By pinching her
Mauvais plaisant
Bad joke
Vous nous avez déçus
You disappointed us
Aussi, ma foi
Also, my faith
La prochain' fois
The next time
Qu'on mariera Jeannett'
That we will marry Jeannett'
On s'pass'ra d'vous
We'll do without you
Tonton, je vous
Uncle, I
Je vous le dit tout net
I tell you straight
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