Mon légionnaire Lyrics in English Serge Gainsbourg
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mon légionnaire by Serge Gainsbourg from French to English.
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Il avait de grands yeux très clairs
He had big, very clear eyes
Où parfois passaient des éclairs
Where sometimes lightning bolts
Comme au ciel passent des orages
As in heaven pass thunderstorms
Il était plein de tatouages
It was full of tattoos
Que j'ai jamais très bien compris
That I never understood very well
Son cou portait 'pas vu, pas pris'
His neck was wearing 'not seen, not taken'
Sur son cœur on lisait 'personne'
On his heart was read 'person'
Sur son bras droit un mot 'raisonne'
On his right arm a word 'reason'
J'sais pas son nom, je n'sais rien d'lui
I don't know his name, I don't know anything about him
Il m'a aimé toute la nuit
He loved me all night
Mon légionnaire
My Legionnaire
Et me laissant à mon destin
And leaving me to my destiny
Il est parti dans le matin
He left in the morning
Plein de lumière
Full of light
Il était mince il était beau
He was thin he was handsome
Il sentait bon le sable chaud
It smelled good warm sand
Mon légionnaire
My Legionnaire
Y'avait du soleil sur son front
There was sunshine on his forehead
Qui mettait dans ses cheveux blonds
Who put in her blond hair
De la lumière
Light
Bonheur perdu, bonheur enfui
Lost Happiness, Escaped Happiness
Toujours je pense à cette nuit
I always think about that night
Et l'envie de sa peau me ronge
And the envy of his skin eats away at me
Parfois je pleure et puis je songe
Sometimes I cry and then I think
Que lorsqu'il était sur mon cœur
That when it was on my heart
J'aurais dû crier mon bonheur
I should have shouted my happiness
Mais je n'ai rien osé lui dire
But I didn't dare tell him anything
J'avais peur de le voir sourire!
I was afraid to see him smile!
On l'a trouvé dans le désert
He was found in the desert
Il avait ses beaux yeux ouverts
He had his beautiful eyes open
Dans le ciel passaient des nuages
In the sky passed clouds
Il a montré ses tatouages
He showed off his tattoos
En souriant et il a dit
Smiling and he said
Montrant son cou 'pas vu, pas pris'
Showing his neck 'not seen, not taken'
Montrant son cœur 'ici, personne'
Showing his heart 'here, no one'
Il ne savait pas... je le lui pardonne
He didn't know... I forgive him
J'rêvais pourtant que le destin
Yet I dreamed that fate
Me ramèn'rait un beau matin
I'd bring me back one fine morning
Mon légionnaire
My Legionnaire
Qu'on s'en irait seuls tous les deux
That we'd go alone
Dans quelque pays merveilleux
In some wonderful country
Plein de lumière
Full of light
Il était mince, il était beau
He was thin, he was handsome
On l'a mis sous le sable chaud
It was put under the warm sand
Mon légionnaire
My Legionnaire
Y'avait du soleil sur son front
There was sunshine on his forehead
Qui mettait dans ses cheveux blonds
Who put in her blond hair
De la lumière
Light
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Marguerite Monnot, Raymond Asso
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