Le Gamin De Paris Lyrics in English Yves Montand

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Gamin De Paris by Yves Montand from French to English.
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Un gamin d'Paris, c'est tout un poème
A kid from Paris is quite a poem
Dans aucun pays, il n'y a de même
In no country is there the same
Car c'est un titi, petit gars dégourdi
Because he's a little guy, smart little guy
Que l'on aime
That we love
Un gamin de Paris, c'est le doux mélange
A kid from Paris, it's the sweet mix
D'un ciel affranchi du diable et d'un ange
Of a sky freed from the devil and an angel
Et son œil hardi s'attendrit devant une orange
And his bold eye softens in front of an orange
Pas plus haut que trois pommes
No higher than three apples
Mais lance un défi
But give a challenge
À l'aimable bonhomme
To the kind man
Qui l'appelait 'mon petit'
Who called him 'my little one'
Un gamin de Paris, c'est une cocarde
A kid from Paris is a cockade
Bouton qui fleurit dans un pot d'moutarde
Button blooming in a mustard pot
Il est tout l'esprit, l'esprit de Paris
He is the whole spirit, the spirit of Paris
Qui musarde
Who is loafing
Pantalon trop long pour lui
Pants too long for him
Toujours les mains dans les poches
Always hands in your pockets
On le voit qui déguerpit
We see him running away
Aussitôt qu'il voit un képi
As soon as he sees a kepi
Un gamin de Paris, c'est tout un poème
A kid from Paris is quite a poem
Dans aucun pays, il n'y a de même
In no country is there the same
Car c'est un titi, petit gars dégourdi
Because he's a little guy, smart little guy
Que l'on aime
That we love
Il est l'héritier, lors de sa naissance
He is the heir, at his birth
De tout un passé lourd de conséquences
Of a whole past heavy with consequences
Et ça il le sait
And he knows that
Bien qu'il ignore l'histoire de France
Although he ignores the history of France
Sachant que sur les places
Knowing that in the squares
Pour un idéal
For an ideal
Des p'tits gars pleins d'audace
Little guys full of audacity
À leur façon firent un bal
In their own way they had a ball
Un gamin d'Paris, rempli d'insouciance
A kid from Paris, full of carelessness
Gouailleur et ravi de la vie qui chante
Cheerful and delighted with the life that sings
S'il faut peut aussi comme Gavroche
If necessary also like Gavroche
Entrer dans la danse
Enter the dance
Un gamin d'Paris m'a dit à l'oreille
A kid from Paris whispered to me
Si je pars d'ici, sachez que la veille
If I leave here, know that the day before
J'aurai réussi
I will have succeeded
À mettre Paris en bouteille
To bottle Paris
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