Un Jour En France Lyrics in English by Noir Désir
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Un Jour En France by Noir Désir from French to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Au bistrot comme toujours
At the bistro as always
Il y a de beaux discours
There are fine speeches
Au poteau les pourris, les corrompus aussi
To the stake with the rotten, the corrupt ones too
Dents blanches et carnassiers
White teeth and carnivores
Mais à la première occasion
But at the first opportunity
Chacun deviendrait le larron
Everyone would become the thief
De la foire au pognon, oui qui se trame ici
Of the money grab, yes that's brewing here
Allez danse avec johnny
Come on dance with Johnny
Se rappellent de la france
They remember France
Ont des réminiscences
Have reminiscences
De l'ordre, des jeux, d'l'essence
Of order, of games, of gasoline
Quand on vivait mieux
When we lived better
Il y avait paul et mickey
There was Paul and Mickey
On pouvait discuter
We could talk
Mais c'est mickey
But it's Mickey
Qui a gagné
Who won
Allez d'accord, n'en parlons plus
Alright, let's not talk about it anymore
Un autre jour en france
Another day in France
Des prières pour l'audience
Prayers for the audience
Et quelques fascisants autour de 15%
And some fascists around 15%
Charlie défends-moi
Charlie defend me
C'est le temps des menaces
It's the time of threats
On n'a pas le choix pile en face
We don't have a choice right in front of us
Et aujourd'hui, je jure que rien n'se passe
And today, I swear that nothing's happening
Toujours un peu plus
Always a little more
F.n souffrance
F.N. suffering
Qu'on est bien en france
How good it is in France
C'est l'heure de changer la monnaie
It's time to change the currency
On devrait encore imprimer le rêve de l'égalité
We should still print the dream of equality
On n'devrait jamais supprimer celui de la fraternité
We should never suppress that of fraternity
Restent des pointillés yeah, yeah, yeah
Remain dotted lines... yeah, yeah, yeah
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larron — thief / accomplice
Larron literally means "thief" or "robber", but it's often used in the idiomatic expression "faire le larron" or "être le larron de la foire" which implies being an accomplice or profiting from a situation, often illicitly.
In "Un jour en France", the lyrics state: "Mais à la première occasion Chacun deviendrait le larron De la foire au pognon". This suggests that despite grand speeches, people would readily become accomplices in the "money fair" (foire au pognon), highlighting themes of hypocrisy and corruption. It's a less common word that carries a strong critical connotation within the song's social commentary.
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