Le général a dit Lyrics in English Joe Dassin
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le général a dit by Joe Dassin from French to English.
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Le général a dit: 'fermier
The general said: 'Farmer
Toi qui n'as pas de quoi manger
You who don't have enough to eat
Prends ta machette, viens, suis moi'
Take your machete, come on, follow me'
Et je le suis depuis des mois
And I've been following for months
Chante l'ami plus fort que moi
Sing the friend stronger than me
Sois plus ivre si tu peux
Be more drunk if you can
Danse l'ami, ne pense pas
Dance friend, don't think
Cette nuit on est heureux
Tonight we're happy
Viens me parler de ton pays
Come and tell me about your country
De ta femme et de ton champ
Your wife and your field
Chante l'ami, car tout s'oublie
Sing the friend, because everything is forgotten
En chantant
Singing
Le général a dit qu'il faut
The general said that we need to
Prendre la ville de tampico
Take the city of tampico
Quand viendra l'aube elle brûlera
When dawn comes it will burn
Et j'ai mon père qui vit là-bas
And I have my father who lives there
Chante l'ami plus fort que moi
Sing the friend stronger than me
Sois plus ivre si tu peux
Be more drunk if you can
Danse l'ami, ne pense pas
Dance friend, don't think
Cette nuit on est heureux
Tonight we're happy
Viens me parler de ton pays
Come and tell me about your country
De ta femme et de ton champ
Your wife and your field
Chante l'ami, car tout s'oublie
Sing the friend, because everything is forgotten
En chantant
Singing
Vous, mes parents, vous m'attendez
You, my parents, are waiting for me
Dans la maison oû je suis né
In the house where I was born
Mais je n'ai plus de ville natale
But I don't have a hometown anymore
C'est ce que dit le général
That's what the general says
Chante l'ami plus fort que moi
Sing the friend stronger than me
Sois plus ivre si tu peux
Be more drunk if you can
Danse l'ami, ne pense pas
Dance friend, don't think
Cette nuit on est heureux
Tonight we're happy
Viens me parler de ton pays
Come and tell me about your country
De ta femme et de ton champ
Your wife and your field
Chante l'ami, car tout s'oublie
Sing the friend, because everything is forgotten
En chantant
Singing
Si j'ai tué, si j'ai volé
If I killed, if I stole
J'en ai encore le coeur serré
I'm still heartbroken
Dieu me pardonnera le mal
God will forgive me for evil
C'est ce que dit le général
That's what the general says
Chante l'ami plus fort que moi
Sing the friend stronger than me
Sois plus ivre si tu peux
Be more drunk if you can
Danse l'ami, ne pense pas
Dance friend, don't think
Cette nuit on est heureux
Tonight we're happy
Viens me parler de ton pays
Come and tell me about your country
De ta femme et de ton champ
Your wife and your field
Chante l'ami, car tout s'oublie
Sing the friend, because everything is forgotten
En chantant
Singing
Le général nous a promis
The general promised us
De l'argent et du pain blanc
Money and white bread
Et les troupeaux et l'eau des pluies
And the herds and the rainwater
Et la terre aux paysans
And the land to the peasants
Et dans les rues de mexico
And in the streets of mexico
On nous fera un carnaval
We'll have a carnival
Chante l'ami, danse l'ami
Sing the friend, dance the friend
Et longue vie au général
And long life to the general
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Lyrics © WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
ALICE CHRISTIANE MARCELLE DONADEL, CLAUDE JACQUES RAOUL LEMESLE, MICHEL MALLORY
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