Accordéon Lyrics in English Juliette Gréco
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Accordéon by Juliette Gréco from French to English.
Dieu que la vie est cruelle
God, life is cruel
Au musicien des ruelles
To the musician of the alleys
Son copain son compagnon
His buddy, his companion
C'est l'accordéon
It's the accordion
Qui c'est-y qui l'aide à vivre
Who helps him live
A s'asseoir quand il s'enivre
To sit down when he gets drunk
C'est-y vous, c'est moi, mais non
Is it you, is it me, no
C'est l'accordéon
It's the accordion
Accordez, accordez, accordez donc
Tune, tune, tune then
L'aumône à l'accordé l'accordéon
The alms to the accordion, the accordion
Ils sont comme cul et chemise
They are like two peas in a pod
Et quand on les verbalise
And when they are separated
Il accompagne au violon
He accompanies on the violin
Son accordéon
His accordion
Il passe une nuit tranquille
He spends a quiet night
Puis au matin il refile
Then in the morning he blows
Un peu d'air dans les poumons
A little air into the lungs
De l'accordéon
Of the accordion
Accordez, accordez, accordez donc
Tune, tune, tune then
L'aumône à l'accordé l'accordéon
The alms to the accordion, the accordion
Quand parfois il lui massacre
Sometimes when he messes up
Ses petits boutons de nacre
Its little mother-of-pearl buttons
Il en fauche à son veston
He steals some from his jacket
Pour l'accordéon
For the accordion
Lui, emprunte ses bretelles
He borrows its suspenders
Pour secourir la ficelle
To help the string
Qui retient ses pantalons
That holds up his pants
En accordéon
Like an accordion
Accordez, accordez, accordez donc
Tune, tune, tune then
L'aumône à l'accordé l'accordéon
The alms to the accordion, the accordion
Mais un jour par lassitude
But one day out of weariness
Il laissera la solitude
He will let loneliness
Se pointer à l'horizon
Appear on the horizon
De l'accordéon
For the accordion
Il en tirera cinquante
He will get fifty
Centimes à la brocante
Cents at the flea market
Et on fera plus attention
And people will pay more attention
A l'accordéon
To the accordion
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