Aristide Bruant — A la Villette song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "A la Villette" by Aristide Bruant.
Lyrics
Il avait pas encor' vingt ans,
I' connaissait pas ses parents,
On l’appelait Toto Laripette,
A la Villette.
Il? tait un peu sans fa? on,
Mais c'?tait un joli gar? on:
C'?tait l’pus beau, c'?tait l’pus chouette,
A la Villette.
Il? tait pas c’qui a d’mieux mis,
Il avait pas des beaux habits,
I' s’rattrapait su' sa casquette,
A la Villette.
Il avait des p’tits yeux d’souris,
Il avait deux p’tits favoris,
Surmont? s d’eun' fin' rouflaquette,
A la Villette.
Y en avait pas deux comm' lui pour
Vous parler d’sentiment, d’amour
Lyrics translation
He was not twenty years old.,
I didn't know his parents.,
He was called Toto Laripette,
To the cottage.
He? was it a little fa-free? one,
But c'?was a nice gar? one:
C'?was the pus nice, huh?shut up the pus owl,
To the cottage.
He? I don't know what's better.,
He didn't have any nice clothes.,
He was catching up on his cap.,
To the cottage.
He had little mouse eyes,
He had two favorite kids,
Surmont? s D'eun' fin ' rouflaquette,
To the cottage.
There were no two comm ' him for
Talk to you about feeling, about love