Le colonel Lyrics in English Jacques Brel
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le colonel by Jacques Brel from French to English.
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Colonel faut-il
Colonel must
Puisque se lève le jour
Since the day rises
Faire battre tous les tambours
Make all the drums beat
Réveiller tous les pandoures
Wake up all the pandoures
Colonel faut-il
Colonel must
Faire sonner tous les clairons
Make all the bugles ring
Rassembler les escadrons
Gathering squadrons
Colonel, colonel, nous attendons
Colonel, Colonel, we're waiting
Le colonel s'ennuie
The Colonel is bored
Il effeuille une fleur
He peels off a flower
Et rêve à son amie
And dream to her friend
Qui lui a pris son cœur
Who took his heart
Son amie est si douce et belle
Her friend is so sweet and beautiful
Dans sa robe au soleil
In her dress in the sun
Que chaque jour passé près d'elle
That every day spent near her
Se meuble de merveilles
Furniture of wonders
Colonel faut-il
Colonel must
Puisque voilà l'ennemi
Since here's the enemy
Faire tirer notre artillerie
Getting our artillery fired
Disposer notre infanterie
Arrange our infantry
Colonel faut-il
Colonel must
Charger tous comme des fous
Load them all up like crazy
Ou partir à pas de loup
Or go wolf-paced
Colonel, colonel dites-le nous
Colonel, Colonel tell us
Le colonel s'ennuie
The Colonel is bored
Il effeuille une fleur
He peels off a flower
Et rêve à son amie
And dream to her friend
Qui lui a pris son cœur
Who took his heart
Ses baisers doux comme velours
Her sweet kisses like velvet
Tendrement ont conduit
Tenderly led
À l'état-major de l'amour
At the staff of love
Le colonel ravi
The delighted Colonel
Colonel faut-il
Colonel must
Puisque vous êtes blessé
Since you're hurt
Faut-il donc nous occuper
So should we take care
De vous trouver un abbé
To find you an abbot
Colonel faut-il
Colonel must
Puisqu'est mort l'apothicaire
Since the apothecary died
Chercher le vétérinaire
Search for the vet
Colonel, colonel que faut-il faire?
Colonel, Colonel, what should we do?
Le colonel s'ennuie
The Colonel is bored
Il effeuille une fleur
He peels off a flower
Et rêve à son amie
And dream to her friend
Qui lui a pris son cœur
Who took his heart
Il la voit et lui tend les bras
He sees her and reaches out his arms
Il la voit et l'appelle
He sees her and calls her
Et c'est en lui parlant tout bas
And it's by talking to him aloud
Qu'il entre dans le ciel
Let him enter the sky
Ce colonel qui meurt
That colonel who dies
Et qui meurt de chagrin
And who dies of grief
Blessé d'une fille dans le cœur
Injured a girl in the heart
Ce colonel, loin de sa belle
This colonel, far from his beautiful
C'est mon cœur loin du tien
It's my heart away from yours
C'est mon cœur loin du tien
It's my heart away from yours
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Lyrics © LES EDITIONS JACQUES BREL, WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
Eric Blau, Jacques Brel
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