Les paumés du petit matin Lyrics in English Jacques Brel
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les paumés du petit matin by Jacques Brel from French to English.
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Ils s'éveillent à l'heure du berger
They wake up at the time of the shepherd
Pour se lever à l'heure du thé
To get up at teatime
Et sortir à l'heure de plus rien
And go out at the time of nothing more
Les paumés du petit matin
The little ones of the early morning
Elles, elles ont l'arrogance
They have arrogance
Des filles qui ont de la poitrine
Girls with breasts
Eux, ils ont cette assurance
They have this assurance
Des hommes dont on devine
Men you can guess
Que le papa a eu de la chance
That Dad was lucky
Les paumés du petit matin
The little ones of the early morning
Venez danser
Come dance
Copain
Boyfriend
Venez danser
Come dance
Et ça danse les yeux dans les seins
And it dances with your eyes in your breasts
Ils se blanchissent leurs nuits
They're whitewashing their nights
Au lavoir des mélancolies
Washing melancholy
Qui lave sans salir les mains
Who washes without getting your hands dirty
Les paumés du petit matin
The little ones of the early morning
Ils se racontent à minuit
They tell each other at midnight
Les poèmes, qu'ils n'ont pas lus
Poems, which they have not read
Les romans, qu'ils n'ont pas écrits
The novels they didn't write
Les amours, qu'ils n'ont pas vécus
Loves, which they have not lived
Les vérités, qui ne servent à rien
Truths, which serve no purpose
Les paumés du petit matin
The little ones of the early morning
L'amour leur déchire le foie
Love rips their liver
C'était, c'était, si bien
It was, it was, so well
C'était vous ne comprendriez pas
It was you wouldn't understand
Les paumés du petit matin
The little ones of the early morning
Ils prennent le dernier whisky
They're taking the last whiskey
Ils prennent, le dernier bon mot
They take, the last good word
Ils reprennent, le dernier whisky
They're back, the last whiskey
Ils prennent, le dernier tango
They take, the last tango
Ils prennent, le dernier chagrin
They take, the last sorrow
Les paumés du petit matin
The little ones of the early morning
Venez pleurer
Come cry
Copain copain copain
Boyfriend buddy buddy
Allez venez venez
Come on, come on
Allez venez pleurer
Come and cry
Et ce pleur les yeux dans les seins
And that crying eyes in the breasts
Les paumés du petit matin
The little ones of the early morning
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Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, LES NOUVELLES EDITIONS MERIDIAN
Francois Rauber, Jacques Brel
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