Renaud — Le gringalet song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Le gringalet" by Renaud.
Lyrics
C’tait un gringalet
Pas vraiment laid,
Mais il tait
N Paname,
Tous ceux qui l’connaissaient
Y disaient
Qu’y savait
Causer aux dames.
C’tait pas un tocard,
Un ringuard,
Un trane-boul'vard,
On l’app’lait l’Saint-Bernard,
Le Mozart,
Du pont des Arts.
C’tait pas un dragueur,
Un flambeur,
De fin d’semaine,
Il amenait nos p’tites soeurs
Un quart d’heure
Su’l’bord d’la Seine.
Il avait pas eu d’pre,
Pas eu d’mre,
Ni d’anniversaire,
Il tait n un soir,
Rue Rochechouart,
Prs d’une poubelle.
Il avait pas eu d’chance,
Ni d’vacances,
Dans son enfance,
Mais quand fallait d’l’ambiance,
Sa seule prsence,
C’tait Byzance.
C’tait un bon copain,
Y mritait bien
Cette chansonnette,
Car il est mort de faim,
Un beau matin,
Rue d’la Roquette.
Cette chanson se termine,
a m’dprime,
C’est pas humain,
Moi j’aime pas les chansons
O les hros
Y meurent la fin.
Lyrics translation
It was a gringalet.
Not really ugly,
But he was
N Paname,
Everyone who knew him
They said
What did he know
Talking to the ladies.
It wasn't a tramp.,
A ringuard,
A trane-boul'vard,
On the app'milk the St. Bernard,
Mozart,
From the bridge of the Arts.
He wasn't a flirt.,
A high roller,
Weekend,
He used to bring our little sisters
A quarter of an hour
On the banks of the Seine.
He had no pre,
No mre,
Nor birthday,
It was n one night,
Rue Rochechouart,
From a garbage can.
He had no luck,
Nor vacation,
In his childhood,
But when the mood was needed,
Its only presence,
It was Byzantium.
He was a good friend.,
He looked good.
This song,
Because he died of hunger,
A beautiful morning,
Rue D ' La Roquette.
This song ends,
at first sight,
It's not human.,
I don't like songs.
O Les hros
There die the end.