Hollywood Lyrics in English by Yves Montand
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Hollywood by Yves Montand from French to English.
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Sa mère dansait dans les bars
His mother danced in bars
Imitant Jean Harlow
Imitating Jean Harlow
Son père lançait des poignards
His father threw daggers
Au cirque à Buffalo
At the circus in Buffalo
Puis un jour, on lui a dit 'go west'
Then one day we told him 'go west'
Et il a pédalé
And he pedaled
De New York à Los Angeles sur un vélo volé
From New York to Los Angeles on a stolen bike
Alors qu'il a usé ses coudes à frotter des comptoirs
While he wore out his elbows scrubbing counters
Avec une étoile d'Hollywood qui perdait la mémoire
With a Hollywood star who was losing his memory
Le long de Sunset Boulevard, bras dessus, bras dessous
Along Sunset Boulevard, arm in arm
Ils perdaient leurs derniers dollars dans les machines à sous
They were losing their last dollars in the slot machines
Un jour, Benjamin Shankar, le cousin ou le frère
One day, Benjamin Shankar, cousin or brother
Du type qui joue du sitar à la cour d'Angleterre
The guy who plays the sitar at the English court
A gagné aux dés le droit, d'être un an son amant
Won the right to be her lover for a year
Ils sont allés vivre à trois dans son appartement
The three of them went to live in his apartment
Elle ramenait des voyageurs, des collégiens timides
She brought back travelers, shy college students
Qui pouvaient faire, deux dollars l'heure, quelques Polaroïd
Who could make, two dollars an hour, a few Polaroids
Ces deux amants, dans la cuisine, pour ne pas qu'ils regardent
These two lovers, in the kitchen, so they don't look
En deux mois, ils jouaient tout Gershwin sur des verres à moutarde
In two months they were playing all of Gershwin on mustard glasses
Et ils ont fait du music-hall, déguisés en Hindous
And they played music hall, disguised as Hindus
Elle dansait en baby-doll sur 'Rhapsody in Blue'
She danced in a baby doll to 'Rhapsody in Blue'
Elle a fini sous le capot d'une Dodge ou Cadillac
She ended up under the hood of a Dodge or Cadillac
Il a ramassé son chapeau et l'autre a pris son sac
He picked up his hat and the other took his bag
Puis ils ont continué leur vie d'Hindous errants
Then they continued their lives as wandering Hindus
Et puis il est retourné vivre chez ses parents
And then he returned to live with his parents
Sa mère devenait trop laide pour jouer Jean Harlow
Her mother was becoming too ugly to play Jean Harlow
Son père avait tué son aide au cirque à Buffalo
His father had killed his helper at the circus in Buffalo
Yes, sir
Yes, sir
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