Né Quelque Part Lyrics in English Maxime Le Forestier
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Né Quelque Part by Maxime Le Forestier from French to English.
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On choisit pas ses parents, on choisit pas sa famille
You don't choose your parents, you don't choose your family
On choisit pas non plus les trottoirs de Manille
We don't choose the sidewalks of Manila either
De Paris ou d'Alger pour apprendre à marcher
From Paris or Algiers to learn to walk
Être né quelque part
To be born somewhere
Être né quelque part, pour celui qui est né
To be born somewhere, for the one who was born
C'est toujours un hasard
It's always a coincidence
Y a des oiseaux de basse cour et des oiseaux de passage
There are backyard birds and birds of passage
Ils savent où sont leur nids
They know where their nests are
Qu'ils rentrent de voyage ou qu'ils restent chez eux
Whether they return from a trip or stay at home
Ils savent où sont leurs oeufs
They know where their eggs are
Être né quelque part
To be born somewhere
Être né quelque part, c'est partir quand on veut
Being born somewhere means leaving whenever you want
Revenir quand on part
Come back when we leave
Est-ce que les gens naissent égaux en droits
Are people born equal in rights?
À l'endroit où ils naissent
Where they are born
Est-ce que les gens naissent égaux en droits
Are people born equal in rights?
À l'endroit où ils naissent
Where they are born
Que les gens naissent pareils ou pas
Whether people are born the same or not
On choisit pas ses parents, on choisit pas sa famille
You don't choose your parents, you don't choose your family
On choisit pas non plus les trottoirs de Manille
We don't choose the sidewalks of Manila either
De Paris ou d'Alger pour apprendre à marcher
From Paris or Algiers to learn to walk
Je suis né quelque part
I was born somewhere
Je suis né quelque part, laissez-moi ce repère
I was born somewhere, leave me this marker
Ou je perds la mémoire
Or I lose my memory
Est-ce que les gens naissent égaux en droits
Are people born equal in rights?
À l'endroit où ils naissent
Where they are born
Que les gens naissent pareils ou pas
Whether people are born the same or not
Est-ce que les gens naissent égaux en droits
Are people born equal in rights?
À l'endroit où ils naissent
Where they are born
Que les gens naissent pareils ou pas
Whether people are born the same or not
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