Un An Moins Le Quart Lyrics in English by Oxmo Puccino
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Un An Moins Le Quart by Oxmo Puccino from French to English.
Lorsqu'un fils a rendez-vous dans un an moins le quart
When a son is expected in nine months
C'est quelque part, l'inverse de quand quelqu'un part
It's somehow the opposite of when someone leaves
La vie n'a rien d'un bonbon fraise, l'affaire est trop sérieuse
Life is no strawberry candy, the matter is too serious
On ne peut faire de chanson rose
We can't make a rosy song
Tu songes à ceux que tu aimais qui ne le verront pas
You think of those you loved who won't see him
Ceux qui comprennent les uns qui changeront tard
Those who understand, some will change late
Deux cœurs qui battent en elle, un ventre rond
Two hearts beating in her, a round belly
Dans un an moins quart à trois nous rentrerons
In nine months we'll go home as three
Mais après le coup de foudre, la vie la joue fourbe
But after the initial spark, life plays dirty
Un bébé c'est doux mais c'est la fin du couple
A baby is sweet but it's the end of the couple
La bonne raison pour laquelle on ne compte plus
The good reason why we no longer count
On devient père du jour au lendemain, confus
We become fathers overnight, confused
Soudain dans le noir une bougie s'allume
Suddenly in the dark a candle lights up
Puis c'est dans un berceau que dort la lune
Then it's in a cradle that the moon sleeps
Daddy blues
Daddy blues
Les hommes sont tourmentés 1 an moins le quart
Men are tormented for nine months
Pour nous le monde c'est le bout de leur nez
For us the world is the tip of their nose
C'est autour d'eux que la terre peut tourner
It's around them that the earth can turn
Les unes acceptent qu'on peut être faible
Some accept that we can be weak
Les autres se vengent du xxe siècle
The others avenge themselves of the 20th century
Accusé, l'homme choisi d'être ce qu'il est
Accused, man chooses to be what he is
Sur un coup d'colère tous ignorent ce qu'ils laissent
In a fit of anger everyone ignores what they leave
Car dorénavant, si passé le seuil
For now on, if you cross the threshold
Ce n'est plus du célibat, mais une nouvelle mère seule
It's no longer being single, but a new single mother
Silencieuse la douleur d'un père absent
Silent is the pain of an absent father
Sur les maux masculins on met peu d'accents
On men's suffering we put little emphasis
Chacun sa notion du principal
Everyone has their notion of what's important
Un môme ne se divise pas en six parts
A kid doesn't divide into six parts
Soudain dans le noir une bougie s'allume
Suddenly in the dark a candle lights up
Puis c'est dans un berceau que dort la lune
Then it's in a cradle that the moon sleeps
Daddy blues
Daddy blues
Les hommes sont tourmentés 1 an moins le quart
Men are tormented for nine months
Suffit d'un mauvais engrais
All it takes is bad fertilizer
Pour faire un enfant triste tel un tableau sans craie
To make a sad child like a blackboard without chalk
Peu d'entre nous prendrons l'hélicoptère
Few of us will take the helicopter
Voici une pensée à tous les beaux pères, les vrais
Here's a thought to all the stepfathers, the real ones
À défaut de donner 'vie'
for lack of giving "life"
On dit qu'un homme doit faire fortune pour s'épanouir
They say a man must make a fortune to flourish
Surpris par la nature, tant s'évanouissent
Surprised by nature, so many vanish
Du paternel on a pas tous la fibre
We don't all have the paternal fiber
Tu tombes pas, ta vie change de titre
You don't fall, your life changes its title
Ta mère ne t'a pas appris à plier des poussettes
Your mother didn't teach you to fold strollers
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Lyrics © DERRIERE LES PLANCHES D L P, WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
VINCENT SEGAL, Oxmo PUCCINO
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coup de foudre — love at first sight / lightning strike
Coup de foudre literally translates to "lightning strike" or "thunderbolt," but it's most commonly used idiomatically to mean "love at first sight."
In the context of the song, it's used to describe the initial intense feeling of falling in love or the excitement of a new relationship, which is then contrasted with the realities and challenges of parenthood. The line "Mais après le coup de foudre, la vie la joue fourbe" (But after love at first sight, life plays dirty) highlights this shift, making it an interesting and evocative phrase.
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