À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés Lyrics in English Léo Ferré
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés by Léo Ferré from French to English.
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J'habite à Saint-Germain-des-Prés
I live in Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Et chaque soir, j'ai rendez-vous avec Verlaine
And every evening, I have a meeting with Verlaine
Ce vieux pierrot n'a pas changé
This old pierrot has not changed
Et pour courir le guilledou près de la Seine
And to run the guilledou near the Seine
Souvent l'on est flanqué d'Apollinaire
Often we are flanked by Apollinaire
Qui s'en vient musarder chez nos misères
Who comes to linger among our miseries
C'est bête, on voulait s'amuser
It's stupid, we wanted to have fun
Mais c'est raté, on était trop fauchés
But it failed, we were too broke
Regardez-les tous ces voyous
Look at all these thugs
Tous ces poètes de deux sous et leur teint blême
All these two-penny poets and their pale complexions
Regardez-les tous ces fauchés
Look at all these broke people
Qui font semblant de ne jamais finir la semaine
Who pretend to never finish the week
Ils sont riches à crever, d'ailleurs ils crèvent
They are rich to death, besides they are dying
Tous ces rimeurs fauchés font bien des rêves quand même
All these broke rhymers still have dreams
Ils parlent le latin et n'ont plus faim, à Saint-Germain-des-Prés
They speak Latin and are no longer hungry, in Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Si vous passez rue de l'Abbaye
If you pass rue de l’Abbaye
Rue Saint-Benoît, rue Visconti, près de la Seine
Rue Saint-Benoît, rue Visconti, near the Seine
Regardez le monsieur qui sourit
Look at the gentleman who smiles
C'est Jean Racine ou Valéry, peut-être Verlaine
It's Jean Racine or Valéry, maybe Verlaine
Alors vous comprendrez, gens de passage
Then you will understand, people passing through
Pourquoi ces grands fauchés font du tapage
Why are these broke people making a fuss?
C'est bête, il fallait y penser
It's stupid, you had to think about it
Saluons-les à Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Let’s greet them in Saint-Germain-des-Prés
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