Le Temps Des Colonies Lyrics in English Michel Sardou
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Temps Des Colonies by Michel Sardou from French to English.
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Moi monsieur j'ai fait la colo
I, sir, did the camp
Dakar, Conakry, Bamako
Dakar, Conakry, Bamako
Moi monsieur, j'ai eu la belle vie
I, sir, had a good life
Au temps béni des colonies
In the blessed days of the colonies
Les guerriers m'appelaient Grand Chef
The warriors called me Grand Chief
Au temps glorieux de l'A.O.F
In the glorious days of the A.O.F
J'avais des ficelles au képi
I had strings on my kepi
Au temps béni des colonies
In the blessed days of the colonies
On pense encore à toi, Bwana
We still think of you, Bwana
Dis-nous ce que t'as pas, on en a
Tell us what you don't have, we have some
Y a pas d'café, pas de coton, pas d'essence
There's no coffee, no cotton, no gasoline
En France, mais des idées, ça on en a
In France, but we have ideas
Nous on pense
We think
On pense encore à toi, Bwana
We still think of you, Bwana
Dis-nous ce que t'as pas, on en a
Tell us what you don't have, we have some
Pour moi monsieur, rien n'égalait
For me sir, nothing equaled
Les tirailleurs Sénégalais
Senegalese riflemen
Qui mouraient tous pour la patrie
Who all died for their country
Au temps béni des colonies
In the blessed days of the colonies
Autrefois à Colomb-Béchar
Formerly in Colomb-Béchar
J'avais plein de serviteurs noirs
I had lots of black servants
Et quatre filles dans mon lit
And four girls in my bed
Au temps béni des colonies
In the blessed days of the colonies
On pense encore à toi, Bwana
We still think of you, Bwana
Dis-nous ce que t'as pas, on en a
Tell us what you don't have, we have some
Y a pas d'café, pas de coton, pas d'essence
There's no coffee, no cotton, no gasoline
En France, mais des idées, ça on en a
In France, but we have ideas
Nous on pense
We think
On pense encore à toi, Bwana
We still think of you, Bwana
Dis-nous ce que t'as pas, on en a
Tell us what you don't have, we have some
Moi monsieur j'ai tué des panthères
I, sir, killed panthers
A Tombouctou sur le Niger
In Timbuktu on the Niger
Et des Hypos dans l'Oubangui
And Hypos in Oubangui
Au temps béni des colonies
In the blessed days of the colonies
Entre le gin et le tennis
Between gin and tennis
Les réceptions et le pastis
Receptions and pastis
On se serait cru au paradis
We would have thought we were in paradise
Au temps béni des colonies
In the blessed days of the colonies
On pense encore à toi, Bwana
We still think of you, Bwana
Dis-nous ce que t'as pas, on en a
Tell us what you don't have, we have some
Y a pas d'café, pas de coton, pas d'essence
There's no coffee, no cotton, no gasoline
En France, mais des idées, ça on en a
In France, but we have ideas
Nous on pense
We think
On pense encore à toi, Bwana
We still think of you, Bwana
Dis-nous ce que t'as pas, on en a
Tell us what you don't have, we have some
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