Côté banjo, côté violon Lyrics in English Joe Dassin

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Côté banjo, côté violon by Joe Dassin from French to English.
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Je suis né dans une ville où tout est haut
I was born in a city where everything is high
Sous les cinquante étoiles d'un drapeau
Under the fifty stars of a flag
Mon enfance joue quelque part dans la nuit
My childhood plays somewhere in the night
Sur un palier d'escalier d'incendie
On a fire stairwell
Mais c'est en france que j'ai eu mes quinze ans
But it was in France that I had my fifteen years
Soirs de danses, baisers de débutants
Dance evenings, beginner kisses
La première place en anglais
First place in English
Le premier amour en français
The first love in French
Côté banjo there's always st. francisco bay
Side banjo there's always st. francisco bay
Côté violon toujours paris au mois de mai
Violin side still betting in May
Côté raison, je me sens quelquefois d'ailleurs
On the reason side, I sometimes feel that
Mais d'ici côté coeur
But from here to the heart side
Et j'aime côté banjo les grands serments sur un gratte-ciel
And I like banjo side the great oaths on a skyscraper
Côté violon les petits dîners aux chandelles
On the violin side, small candlelit dinners
Côté nana je suis de partout à la fois
On the chick side I'm from everywhere at once
Mais d'ici côté toi
But from here you
Certains vont à cannes pour finir leur vie
Some go to canes to end their lives
D'autres se rangent en californie
Others line up in California
Mais quand viendra l'heure de me retirer
But when it's time to retire
Je serais sans doute bien embêté
I'd probably be very annoyed
À moins peut-être que j'aille passer gaiement
Unless maybe I'll pass cheerfully
Ma retraite sur voilier tout blanc
My retirement on an all-white sailboat
Et couler des jours pacifiques
And sink peaceful days
Au milieu du ciel atlantique
In the middle of the Atlantic sky
Côté banjo there's always st. francisco bay
Side banjo there's always st. francisco bay
Côté violon toujours paris au mois de mai
Violin side still betting in May
Côté raison, je me sens quelquefois d'ailleurs
On the reason side, I sometimes feel that
Mais d'ici côté coeur
But from here to the heart side
Et j'aime côté banjo les grands serments sur un gratte-ciel
And I like banjo side the great oaths on a skyscraper
Côté violon les petits dîners aux chandelles
On the violin side, small candlelit dinners
Côté nana je suis de partout à la fois
On the chick side I'm from everywhere at once
Mais d'ici côté toi
But from here you
Et du côté banjo there's always st. francisco bay
And on the banjo side there's always st. francisco bay
Côté violon toujours paris au mois de mai
Violin side still betting in May
Côté raison, je me sens quelquefois d'ailleurs
On the reason side, I sometimes feel that
Mais d'ici côté coeur
But from here to the heart side
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Lyrics © SPIRIT MUSIC GROUP
CLAUDE LEMESLE, JOE DASSIN, PIERRE DELANOE, SALVATORE CUTUGNO
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