Catherine Lara — Johan song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Johan" by Catherine Lara.
Lyrics
Je t’ai connu, Johan, aux jours heureux,
tes pères et mères encore très amoureux.
Et toi, tu venais, Johan, chez nous.
T’avais souvent des couronnes aux genoux.
Tu racontais, Johan, que tu ferais le tour du monde,
cachédans les bagages de la bégum,
que tu irais jusqu’au Newton
marcher sur les traces de Jack London,
là-bas, au Nord, pour te remplir les poches d’or.
Et on est là, dans ce restaurant, avec un limonaire
et un manège d’enfants qui tourne, tourne, tourne…
Qu’est-ce que tu fous de ta vie, Johan?
On était fous de la vie.
On aurait pu être davantage,
mais c’est comme ça, tant pis, c’est dommage.
Ton tour du monde, Johan, s’est arrêtéàBordeaux.
La vérité, Johan, tu t’es montéun bateau.
Comme je t’aimais, Johan, àl'époque oùtu vivais chez nous!
Je voyais, Johan, le rouge monter àtes joues.
Ton tour du monde, Johan, s’est arrêtéàBordeaux.
La vérité, Johan, tu t’es montéun bateau.
Comme je t’aimais, Johan, àl'époque oùtu vivais chez nous!
Je voyais, Johan, le rouge monter àtes joues.
Comme je t’aimais, Johan, àl'époque oùtu vivais chez nous!
Je voyais, Johan, le rouge monter àtes joues.
Johan, Johan, Johan…
Lyrics translation
I Knew You, Johan, on Happy Days,
your fathers and mothers still very much in love.
And you were coming, Johan, to our house.
You often had crowns on your knees.
You said, Johan, that you would go around the world,
hiding in the luggage of the Begum,
that you would go all the way to Newton
walking in the footsteps of Jack London,
there, to the North, to fill your pockets with gold.
And here we are, in this restaurant, with a limonaire
and a children's merry-go-round that spins, spins, spins…
What the hell are you doing with your life, Johan?
We were crazy about life.
We could have been more,
but that's the way it is, too bad.
Your round-the-World Tour, Johan, has stopped atbordeaux.
The truth, Johan, you boarded a boat.
How I loved you, Johan, when you lived with us!
I could see, Johan, the red go up to his cheeks.
Your round-the-World Tour, Johan, has stopped atbordeaux.
The truth, Johan, you boarded a boat.
How I loved you, Johan, when you lived with us!
I could see, Johan, the red go up to his cheeks.
How I loved you, Johan, when you lived with us!
I could see, Johan, the red go up to his cheeks.
Johan, Johan, Johan…