Alain Bashung — Herr Major song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Herr Major" by Alain Bashung.

Lyrics

Pas les yeux dans les poches
Il revient le temps du muguet
Pas les yeux dans les poches
Avec les moutons y’a pas de mai y’a pas de mai …
L’anguille est sous la roche
J’ai tous les noms sur mon cahier, tout y est
Antoine et Cléopâtre se sont revus, je l’ai su Herr Major encore
Àvue d’oeil on s’améliore
Herr Major, encore, one more
L’ambiance est au pressing
Ma petite amie est vache
Elle joue du cor dès qu’elle se lève très àl'aise
Et ses parties de chasse
Mon kiki je te l’accorde raide, corde raide
L’anguille est sou sla roche
L’ennemi àmis le cheik àla fraise
Vive la fraise
On a repris le pont d’Arcole
La guêpière en plein vol, pas folle
Frau Major nous cajole
Deux ou trois heures de colle
Je raffole
Herr Major encore
A vue d’oeil on s’améliore
Herr Major, encore, one more
L’ambiance est au pressing
Zoépaye la note du jazz
Tout se passe comme prévu
L’oncle Tom recule de deux cases
Il a Zoééperdue, perdue
Herr Major encore
Àvue d’oeil on s’améliore
Herr Major, encore, one more
L’ambiance est au pressing
Pas de sous dans les poches

Lyrics translation

Not eyes in pockets
It's time for thrush
Not eyes in pockets
With the sheep there's No May there's no may …
The eel is under the rock
I have all the names on my notebook, everything is there
Antoine and Cleopatra met again, I knew Herr Major again
At a glance we get better
Herr Major, encore, one more
The atmosphere is at the pressing
My girlfriend is cow
She plays the horn as soon as she gets up very comfortable
And its hunting parts
My kiki I give you stiff, stiff rope
The eel is sou SLA rock
The enemy to the Sheik to the strawberry
Live the strawberry
We've taken back the Arcole bridge.
The Wasp in flight, not crazy
Frau Major cajole us
Two or three hours of glue
I love it
Herr major encore
At sight we get better
Herr Major, encore, one more
The atmosphere is at the pressing
Zoepays the note of jazz
Everything goes as planned
Uncle Tom steps back two blocks
He's lost, lost
Herr major encore
At a glance we get better
Herr Major, encore, one more
The atmosphere is at the pressing
No money in the pockets