Juliette Gréco — Accordéon song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Accordéon" by Juliette Gréco.
Lyrics
Dieu que la vie est cruelle
Au musicien des ruelles
Son copain son compagnon
C’est l’accordéon
Qui c’est-y qui l’aide àvivre
A s’asseoir quand il s’enivre
C’est-y vous, c’est moi, mais non
C’est l’accordéon
Accordez accordez accordez donc
L’aumône àl'accordél'accordéon.
Ils sont comme cul et chemise
Et quand on les verbalise
Il accompagne au violon
Son accordéon
Il passe une nuit tranquille
Puis au matin il refile
Un peu d’air dans les poumons
De l’accordéon
Accordez accordez accordez donc
L’aumône àl'accordél'accordéon.
Quand parfois il lui massacre
Ses petits boutons de nacre
Il en fauche àson veston
Pour l’accordéon
Lui, emprunte ses bretelles
Pour secourir la ficelle
Qui retient ses pantalons
En accordéon
Accordez accordez accordez donc
L’aumône àl'accordél'accordéon.
Mais un jour par lassitude
Il laissera la solitude
Se pointer àl'horizon
De l’accordéon
Il en tirera cinquante
Centimes àla brocante
Et on fera plus attention
A l’accordéon.
Lyrics translation
God that life is cruel
To the musician of the alleys
Her boyfriend her companion
It's the accordion
Who is it that helps him tolive
To sit when he gets drunk
It's you, it's me, but no.
It's the accordion
Tune tune tune so
Alms to the accordedthe accordion.
They are like ass and shirt
And when we verbalize them
He accompanies the violin
His accordion
He spends a quiet night
Then in the morning he refills
A little air in the lungs
From the accordion
Tune tune tune so
Alms to the accordedthe accordion.
When sometimes he massacres her
Her little mother-of-pearl buttons
He's looking at his jacket.
For accordion
Him, borrow his suspenders
To rescue the twine
Who holds his pants
In Accordion
Tune tune tune so
Alms to the accordedthe accordion.
But a day out of weariness
He will leave loneliness
Pointing to the horizon
From the accordion
He will draw fifty
Pennies àla brocante
And we'll be more careful
The accordion.