Je Chante Lyrics in English MIKA

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Je Chante by MIKA from French to English.

I sing, I sing night and morning

I sing along my way

I sing, I go from farm to castle

I sing for bread, I sing for water

I sleep at night on the forest grass

The flies don't bite me

I'm happy, I've got everything and I've got nothing

And I sing along my way

The elves, divinities of the night

The elves sleep in my bed

The moon slips in on tiptoe

Into the woods, to dance, to dance with us

I ring at the countess's today

Nobody, she's gone

She only left a dish of rice for me

A Chinese lackey tells me

I sing, but the hunger chasing me

Torments my appetite

I suddenly fall in the hollow of a path

I faint as I fall, half-dying

Gendarmes, passing along the road

Yeah, gendarmes, I hold out my hands

Mercy, I'm hungry, I'd like to eat

I'm so light, so light

"To the station," other mustaches told me

To the station

My friend

Are you the singer, the vagabond?

We're gonna lock you up

Yes, you're done

String, you saved me from life

String, be therefore blessed

'Cause thanks to you I gave up the ghost

I hanged myself last night

And since then I sing, I sing night and morning

I sing along my way

I haunt the farms and the castles

A ghost that sings, people think it's funny

And I sleep at night on the forest grass

The flies don't bite me

I'm happy, all good, I'm not hungry anymore

And I sing along my way

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Lyrics © RAOUL BRETON EDITIONS

Giuseppe Verdi, Claude Lemesle, Jimmy Jones, Pierre Delanoe

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SONG MEANING

Imagine a carefree troubadour strolling through the countryside, swapping songs for a slice of bread or a sip of water. In Je Chante, MIKA paints a lively picture of this wandering singer who sleeps under the stars, chats with mischievous elves, and sees the moon slip through the trees like a silent cat. Every verse bubbles with playful freedom: no money, no schedule, just a voice that turns every farm and castle into a stage.

Yet the brightness hides a shadow. Hunger gnaws, the police close in, and our hero faces the grim reality of a world that has little patience for dreamers. Rather than lose his freedom behind bars, he takes a rope, slips into death, and returns as a cheeky ghost who still refuses to stop singing. The result is a quirky blend of whimsy and dark humor that celebrates music’s power to outlive hardship, poke fun at authority, and keep the spirit dancing long after the body is gone.

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MIKA Je Chante Lyrics