Mon Ami Mon Maître Lyrics in English by Serge Lama
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mon Ami Mon Maître by Serge Lama from French to English.
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J'ai essayé à cent reprises
I tried a hundred times
De vous parler de mon ami
To tell you about my friend
Mais comment parler d'une église
But how to speak of a church
Dont l'accès vous est interdit
Access to which is prohibited
Mais ce soir je sens sous ma plume
But this evening I feel under my pen
Un fourmillement familier
A familiar tingling
Quand le soleil du cœur s'allume
When the sun of the heart lights up
L'éteindre serait un péché
Turning it off would be a sin
C'est mon ami et c'est mon maître
He is my friend and he is my master
C'est mon maître et c'est mon ami
He is my master and he is my friend
Dès que je l'ai vu apparaître
As soon as I saw it appear
J'ai tout d'suite su que c'était lui
I immediately knew it was him
Lui qui allait m'apprendre à être
He who was going to teach me to be
Ce que modestement je suis
What modestly I am
Comme une chèvre vendéenne
Like a Vendée goat
De ses secrets il est jaloux
Of his secrets he is jealous
Et même s'il a de la peine
And even if he is sad
Il ne vous parle que de vous
He only talks about you
Il conserve de son bel âge
It retains its beautiful age
Un sourire au fond de ses yeux
A smile deep in his eyes
Et je me dis que c'est dommage
And I tell myself that it's a shame
De vous le décrire sans cheveux
To describe him to you without hair
C'est mon ami et c'est mon maître
He is my friend and he is my master
J'le vouvoie encore aujourd'hui
I still see him today
Et quand j'ai mal dedans mon être
And when I hurt inside my being
Je passe une heure ou deux chez lui
I spend an hour or two at his place
L'air qu'on respire à sa fenêtre
The air we breathe outside our window
C'est l'air le plus pur de Paris
It's the purest air in Paris
Il porte en lui dur comme une arme
He carries it hard like a weapon
Un orgueil au-delà de tout
A pride beyond everything
Au point que même au bord des larmes
To the point that even on the verge of tears
Il vous fera croire qu'il s'en fout
He'll make you believe he doesn't care
C'est lui qui a fortifié mon âme
He is the one who strengthened my soul
Et si je suis encore en vie
And if I'm still alive
Je n'le dois pas à cette femme
I don't owe it to this woman
Qui me rend heureux aujourd'hui
Who makes me happy today
Mais à mon ami à mon maître
But to my friend to my master
Et dans la chanson que voici
And in this song
Je sais qu'il va se reconnaître
I know he will recognize himself
Mais puisque nous sommes entre amis
But since we are among friends
Ce soir je peux bien me permettre
Tonight I can afford
De vous le présenter aussi
To present it to you too
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