Bernard Lavilliers — Petit song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Petit" by Bernard Lavilliers.

Lyrics

Un enfant, avec un fusil trop grand
Un enfant, marche lentement, pas h (c)sitants
Au milieu du sang et du silence, et du silence
Un enfant, mais apparemment c’est plus un enfant
Depuis trs longtemps, trop longtemps, trop longtemps
Bientґt dix ans, t’as jamais jou© au voleur
Au gendarme qui a peur, l’insouciance
Petit, tu devrais regarder les filles
Et voir dans leurs yeux qui brillent des valses lentes
Tu vois dans leurs yeux des (c)clairs de feux
B (c)ton d (c)chir© par les barbel (c)s
Et de temps en temps du cristal de sang
Quand vas-tu mourir?
Un enfant, avec un fusil trop grand
Un enfant, mais apparemment c’est plus un enfant
Peut tuer comme un grand, comme la guerre (c)videmment
Bientґt dix ans, il y a des pays tranquilles
Et des jardins dans les villes, et de l’argent
Petit, tu sais pas jouer aux billes
Tu revends des balles en cuivre, pour le moment
Tu vis au milieu des (c)clairs de feux
B (c)ton d (c)chir (c)s par le barbel (c)s
Et de temps en temps du cristal de sang
Quand vas-tu mourir?
Un enfant, un enfant trop vieux, un enfant trop dur
Un enfant bien (c)videmment peut tuer comme un grand
Et comme c’est la guerre, fait sa ronde, fait sa ronde
Et dans dix ans, si jamais y a plus l’enfer
Si jamais y a plus le fer, le feu, le sang
Petit, tu raccrocheras ton fusil
Comme un cauchemar qu’on oublie, apparemment
Petit, tu joueras peut-Єtre au voleur
Et les gendarmes auront peur de l’insolence
Petit, tu feras danser les filles
Pour voir dans leurs yeux qui brillent des valses lentes
Mais au fond des yeux, des (c)clairs de feux
B (c)ton d (c)chir© par les barbel (c)s
Et de temps en temps du cristal de sang
Que vas-tu devenir?

Lyrics translation

A child, with a rifle too big
A child, walks slowly, not h (c)sitants
In the midst of blood and silence, and silence
A child, but apparently it's more of a child
For a long time, too long, too long
Next ten years, you've never played the thief
To the policeman who is afraid, carelessness
Kid, you should look at the girls.
And see in their eyes that glow slow waltzes
You see in their eyes (c)clear lights
B (c) tone d (c) chir© by the barbels (c)s
And from time to time from the blood Crystal
When are you gonna die?
A child, with a rifle too big
A child, but apparently it's more of a child
Can kill like a big, like war (C) obviously
Soon ten years, there are quiet countries
And gardens in the cities, and money
Kid, you can't play balls.
You're selling copper bullets for now.
You live in the middle of the (c)lights
B (c) tone d (c) chir (c)s by the barbel (c) s
And from time to time from the blood Crystal
When are you gonna die?
A child, a child too old, a child too hard
A child well (c) obviously can kill like a big
And since it's war, make it round, make it round
And in ten years, if there's ever more hell
If there is no more iron, Fire, Blood
Kid, you'll hang up your gun.
Like a nightmare that we forget, apparently
Kid, you might play the thief.
And the gendarmes will be afraid of insolence
Baby, you'll make the girls dance
To see in their eyes that glow slow waltzes
But deep in the eyes, (c)flashes of light
B (c) tone d (c) chir© by the barbels (c)s
And from time to time from the blood Crystal
What will you become?