La faute à Voltaire (La chanson de Gavroche)
Victor HugoOriginale | English translation of Bernard |
LA FAUTE À VOLTAIRE (LA CHANSON DE GAVROCHE) On est laid à Nanterre, C'est la faute à Voltaire, Et bête à Palaiseau, C'est la faute à Rousseau. Je ne suis pas notaire, C'est la faute à Voltaire, Je suis petit oiseau, C'est la faute à Rousseau. Joie est mon caractère, C'est la faute à Voltaire, Misère est mon trousseau, C'est la faute à Rousseau. Je suis tombé par terre, C'est la faute à Voltaire, Le nez dans le ruisseau, C'est la faute à... [Rousseau] | THE FAULT OF VOLTAIRE Gavroche I fell to earth, it’s the fault of Voltaire The nose in the gutter, that’s Rousseau’s fault I’m not a notary because of Voltaire I am a little bird, it’s the fault of Rousseau All He fell to earth, it’s the fault of Voltaire The nose in the gutter, that’s Rousseau’s fault If you’re not a notary, it’s because of Voltaire You are a little bird because of Rousseau Gavroche I fell on the ground Not even god knows how I have neither father nor mother Who recognises me as their child I’ve made myself a family With those who have none Cheerful characters in rags with a heavy heart like this. All You fell to earth, it’s the fault of Voltaire The nose in the gutter, that’s Rousseau’s fault Joy is your character because of Voltaire Misery is your trousseau because of Rousseau Gavroche I’m a ragamuffin But naked, the foot is still fine I take whatever pleases me To pay, no problem I give warning kicks To shopkeepers and to their wives All And to catch you They need more than a cop Gavroche They know me everywhere From Clignancourt to Belleville I’m loved by all Except by the town leaders I get by on what comes and what doesn’t come Without knowing in advance the menu of the next meal Misery is my trousseau because of Rousseau They are ugly in Nanterre, it’s the fault of Voltaire And stupid in Palaiseau because of Rousseau I'm not a notary, it’s because of Voltaire I am a small bird, that’s Rousseau’s fault. All He fell to earth, it’s the fault of Voltaire The nose in the gutter, that’s Rousseau’s fault If you’re not a notary, it’s because of Voltaire You are a small bird because of Rousseau You are a small bird because of Rousseau. |