Gentil Dauphin Triste Lyrics in English by Gérard Lenorman
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Gentil Dauphin Triste by Gérard Lenorman from French to English.
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Toi mon petit copain
You, my little friend
De Corbeville-les-Bains
From Corbeville-les-Bains
Tu n'oses plus te baigner dans la mer
You no longer dare to swim in the sea
À cause de ce requin
Because of this shark
Que les Américains
That the Americans
Ont inventé pour faire peur à ton père
Invented to scare your father
Moi le gentil dauphin
Me, the nice dolphin
Je n'y suis pour rien
I'm not to blame
Je ne suis pas méchant tu le sais bien
I'm not mean, you know that well
Si tu me fais la gueule
If you sulk at me
Je vais rester tout seul
I'm going to stay all alone
On va rater nos vacances d'été
We're going to miss our summer vacation
Moi le gentil dauphin
Me, the nice dolphin
Je n'y comprends rien
I don't understand anything
Pourquoi tout ce fracas ce cinéma
Why all this fuss, this drama
Pour un poisson bidon
For a fake fish
Un requin de carton
A cardboard shark
Allez, sois chouette envoie-moi ton ballon
Come on, be nice, throw me your ball
Toi la petite Anglaise
You, the little English girl
Tu rases les falaises
You skim the cliffs
Tu n'oses plus comme l'année dernière
You no longer dare like last year
Me grimper sur le dos
To climb on my back
Comme sur ta moto
Like on your motorcycle
Courir après les chevaux de la mer
To run after the horses of the sea
Moi le gentil dauphin
Me, the nice dolphin
Je n'y suis pour rien
I'm not to blame
Je ne suis pas méchant tu le sais bien
I'm not mean, you know that well
Si tu me fais la gueule
If you sulk at me
Je vais rester tout seul
I'm going to stay all alone
On va rater nos vacances d'été
We're going to miss our summer vacation
Moi le gentil dauphin
Me, the nice dolphin
Je n'y suis pour rien
I'm not to blame
C'est moi qui t'ai donné l'été dernier
It's me who gave you last summer
L'amour du vent salé
The love of the salty wind
Un goût de liberté
A taste of freedom
Tu avais promis de m'apprendre à parler
You had promised to teach me to speak
Oh, oh, oh, oh, que je suis triste
Oh, oh, oh, oh, how sad I am
Oh, oh, oh, triste triste triste
Oh, oh, oh, sad sad sad
Il faut vous réveiller
You must wake up
Vous n'allez pas rester
You're not going to stay
Comme des crabes à marcher de travers
Like crabs walking sideways
Ou comme des manchots
Or like penguins
Plantés au bord de l'eau
Stuck at the water's edge
En attendant que revienne l'hiver
Waiting for winter to return
Moi le gentil dauphin
Me, the nice dolphin
Je n'y comprends rien
I don't understand anything
Vous allez chercher quoi au cinéma
What are you looking for at the movies
Du sang et du malheur
Blood and misfortune
Des larmes et de la peur
Tears and fear
Vous feriez mieux d'apprendre à être heureux
You'd better learn to be happy
Moi le gentil dauphin
Me, the nice dolphin
Je n'ai peur de rien
I fear nothing
Surtout pas d'un requin à sensation
Especially not a sensational shark
Rangez dans vos cartons
Put away in your boxes
Votre imagination
Your imagination
On ne va pas se gâcher la saison
We're not going to spoil the season
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ce serait triste
Oh, oh, oh, oh, that would be sad
Oh, oh, oh, triste triste triste
Oh, oh, oh, sad sad sad
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ce serait triste
Oh, oh, oh, oh, that would be sad
Oh, oh, oh, triste triste triste
Oh, oh, oh, sad sad sad
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fracas — commotion / uproar
Fracas translates to "commotion" or "uproar". It's a less common word than its synonyms, making it stand out in the lyrics.
In the song, the narrator, a gentle dolphin, is confused by the human fear of a fake shark, asking, "Pourquoi tout ce fracas ce cinéma?" (Why all this commotion, this drama?). It perfectly captures the dolphin's innocent bewilderment at the exaggerated human reaction.
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