Comme disait Valentine Lyrics in English Joe Dassin
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Comme disait valentine
As valentine said
Qui n'a rien inventé
Who didn't invent anything
A quoi sert l'aspirine
What is aspirin for?
Quand on a la santé?
When you're healthy?
A quoi sert d'être zouave
What's the point of being zouave
Sur le pont mirabeau?
On the miraculous bridge?
A quoi sert d'être brave
What's the point of being brave
Quand on a pas de peau?
When you don't have skin?
C'est trop c'est trop!
It's too much is too much!
Faut s'contenter
You have to be content
Du temps qu'il fait
The weather
De l'eau que l'on boit
Water you drink
On a pas choisi
We didn't choose
On est c'qu'on est
We are what we are
Et on a c'qu'on a
And we have that we have
Si t'es gondolier à tombouctou
If you're a tombouctou gondolier
T'es pas dans le goût
You're not in the liking
T'as pas d'avenir
You don't have a future
Si t'es fourreur au zaïre
If you're a zair-like
Tu n'as aucun espoir
You have no hope
Si t'es fakir à tlama
If you're fakir to tlama
Comme disait valentine
As valentine said
Qui n'a pas peur des mots
Who is not afraid of words
A quoi sert la marine
What is the Navy for?
Quand on fait du vélo?
When you ride a bike?
A quoi sert la guadeloupe
What is guadeloupe for?
Quand on est du soudan?
When we're from Sudan?
A quoi sert d'être en groupe
What's the point of being in a group
Quand on a mal aux dents?
When your teeth hurt?
On perd du temps
We're wasting time
On ne peut quand même pas
We still can't
Vivre et mourir
Living and dying
Il faut faire un choix
You have to make a choice
C'est pour le meilleur
It's for the best
Ou pour l'empire
Or for the empire
Comme disait le roi
As the king said
Faut pas se moquer des parisiens
Don't make fun of Parisians
Ils n'y sont pour rien
They had nothing to do with it
C'est la faute à ton père
It's your father's fault
Si t'es natif de quimper
If you're a native of quimper
Mieux vaut naître à moscou
Better to be born in Moscow
Que de ne pas naître du tout
What not to be born at all
Comme disait valentine
As valentine said
Qui n'est pas un cerveau
Who is not a brain
A quoi sert lamartine
What is the purpose of lamartine
Sans son alter-hugo?
Without his alter-hugo?
Comme disait charlemagne
As Charlemagne said
A son bon saint-éloi
To his good saint-elo
A quoi servent les dames
What are the ladies for
Quand on est henri iii?
When you're henri iii?
C'est pas la joie!
It's not joy!
Qu'on mette les villes à la campagne
Let's get cities in the countryside
Châteaux en espagne
Castles in Spain
Tout le monde veut du changement
Everyone wants change
Tout le monde sera content
Everyone will be happy
Tout le monde veut du nouveau
Everyone wants new
Tout le monde dira 'bravo!'
Everyone will say 'bravo!'
Comme disait valentine
As valentine said
Qui n'a rien inventé
Who didn't invent anything
A quoi sert l'aspirine
What is aspirin for?
Quand on a la santé?
When you're healthy?
A quoi sert d'être zouave
What's the point of being zouave
Sur le pont mirabeau?
On the miraculous bridge?
A quoi sert d'être brave
What's the point of being brave
Quand on a pas de peau?
When you don't have skin?
C'est trop c'est trop!
It's too much is too much!
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Lyrics © MUSIC 18
Joe Dassin, Claude Lemesle, Pierre Delanoe, John Raymond Arthey
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