Il N'est Pas Fou Lyrics in English by Salvatore Adamo
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Il N'est Pas Fou by Salvatore Adamo from Italian to English.
Il lui arrive de parler seul
He sometimes talks to himself
De marcher les yeux dans les poches
Walking with his eyes in his pockets
Se laissant tirer par un épagneul
Letting himself be pulled by a spaniel
Qui entre nous est plutôt moche
Who, between us, is rather ugly
Quoiqu'il vous semble un peu bizarre
Although he seems a little strange to you
Il n'est pas fou
He's not crazy
Quand vous l'abordez dans la rue
When you approach him in the street
Pour vous enquérir de sa santé
To inquire about his health
Vous pourriez croire qu'il tombe des nues
You might think he's falling from the sky
Quand il vous sourie ébêté
When he smiles at you, bewildered
Quoiqu'il vous semble un peu bizarre
Although he seems a little strange to you
Il n'est pas fou
He's not crazy
Dans son regard il a la mer
In his gaze he has the sea
Dans son sourire l'amitié
In his smile, friendship
Il ne vous parle qu'à coeur ouvert
He only speaks to you with an open heart
Et c'est de vous qu'il a pitié
And it's you he pities
Comme aurait fait le grand Pascal
As the great Pascal would have done
Plus il voit les hommes
The more he sees people
Plus il aime son chien
The more he loves his dog
Son chien qui pleure quand le ciel vespéral
His dog who cries when the evening sky
Subit le piètre concert aérien
Undergoes the poor aerial concert
Quoiqu'il vous semble un peu bizarre
Although he seems a little strange to you
Il n'est pas fou
He's not crazy
Quoiqu'il vous semble un peu bizarre
Although he seems a little strange to you
Il n'est pas fou
He's not crazy
Il boit sa coupe jusqu'à la lie
He drinks his cup to the dregs
Ne se détournant du calice
Not turning away from the chalice
Que pour cueillir le sourire d'une fille
Except to catch a girl's smile
Ou pour se rire d'un narcisse
Or to laugh at a narcissist
Quoiqu'il vous semble un peu bizarre
Although he seems a little strange to you
Il n'est pas fou
He's not crazy
Vous le verrez au bord de l'eau
You'll see him at the water's edge
En conversation avec les fleurs
In conversation with the flowers
Donnant du pain aux petits oiseaux
Giving bread to the little birds
Tout ça sans se soucier de l'heure
All that without worrying about the time
Quoiqu'il vous semble un peu bizarre
Although he seems a little strange to you
Il n'est pas fou
He's not crazy
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vespéral — vesperal / evening
Vespéral is an elegant and somewhat rare adjective meaning 'vesperal' or 'of the evening'. It evokes a sense of twilight and the fading light of day.
In the song, it appears in the line "Son chien qui pleure quand le ciel vespéral" (His dog cries when the vesperal sky...). This word paints a beautiful, almost melancholic picture of the evening sky, adding a poetic touch to the lyrics that is both memorable and unique.
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