Bruxelles Lyrics in English Jacques Brel
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Bruxelles by Jacques Brel from French to English.
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C'était au temps où bruxelles rêvait
It was at the time when Brussels dreamed
C'était au temps du cinéma muet
It was in the days of silent cinema
C'était au temps où bruxelles chantait
It was at the time when Brussels sang
C'était au temps où bruxelles bruxellait
It was at a time when Brussels was
Place de broukère on voyait des vitrines
Place of scramble we could see shop windows
Avec des hommes des femmes en crinoline
With women's men in crinoline
Place de broukère on voyait l'omnibus
Place of scramble you could see the omnibus
Avec des femmes des messieurs en gibus
With women gentlemen in gibus
Et sur l'impériale
And on the imperial
Le cœur dans les étoiles
The heart in the stars
Il y avait mon grand-père
There was my grandfather
Il y avait ma grand-mère
There was my grandmother
Il était militaire
He was in the military
Elle était fonctionnaire
She was a civil servant
Il pensait pas elle pensait rien
He didn't think she thought anything
Et on voudrait que je sois malin
And we'd like me to be smart
Sur les pavés de la place sainte-catherine
On the cobblestones of the Holy Catherine Square
Dansaient les hommes les femmes en crinoline
Men danced women in crinoline
Sur les pavés dansaient les omnibus
On the cobblestones danced the omnibuses
Avec des femmes des messieurs en gibus
With women gentlemen in gibus
Et sur l'impériale
And on the imperial
Le cœur dans les étoiles
The heart in the stars
Il y avait mon grand-père
There was my grandfather
Il y avait ma grand-mère
There was my grandmother
Il avait su y faire
He had been able to do it
Elle l'avait laissé faire
She had let him do it
Ils l'avaient donc fait tous les deux
So they had both done it
Et on voudrait que je sois sérieux
And we'd like me to be serious
Sous les lampions de la place sainte-justine
Under the lamps of the holy-justine square
Chantaient les hommes les femmes en crinoline
Sing men women in crinoline
Sous les lampions dansaient les omnibus
Under the lamps danced the omnibuses
Avec des femmes des messieurs en gibus
With women gentlemen in gibus
Et sur l'impériale
And on the imperial
Le cœur dans les étoiles
The heart in the stars
Il y avait mon grand-père
There was my grandfather
Il y avait ma grand-mère
There was my grandmother
Il attendait la guerre
He was waiting for the war
Elle attendait mon père
She was waiting for my father
Ils étaient gais comme le canal
They were as gay as the canal
Et on voudrait que j'aie le moral
And we'd like me to be in good spirits
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GERARD EMILE JOUANNEST, JACQUES ROMAIN G. BREL
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