Un clown est mon ami
A clown is my friend
Song translation
Bravo Pour le Clown
Edith Piaf
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Lyrics and Translation
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Un clown bien ridicule
A very ridiculous clown
Et dont le nom s'écrit
And whose name is written
En gifles majuscules
In capital slaps
Pas beau pour un empire
Not good for an empire
Plus triste qu'un chapeau
Sadder than a hat
Il boit d'énormes rires
He drinks huge laughs
Et mange des bravos
And eat bravos
Pour ton nez qui s'allume
For your nose that lights up
Bravo, bravo
Well done, well done
Tes cheveux que l'on plume
Your hair that we pluck
Bravo, bravo
Well done, well done
Tu croques des assiettes
You crunch plates
Assis sur un jet d'eau
Sitting on a stream of water
Tu ronges des paillettes
You eat glitter
Tordu dans un tonneau
Twisted in a barrel
Pour ton nez qui s'allume
For your nose that lights up
Bravo, bravo
Well done, well done
Tes cheveux que l'on plume
Your hair that we pluck
Bravo, bravo
Well done, well done
La foule aux grandes mains
The crowd with big hands
S'accroche à ses oreilles
Holds on to his ears
Lui vole ses chagrins
Steals his sorrows
Et vide ses bouteilles
And empty his bottles
Son coeur qui se dévisse
His heart that is unscrewing
Ne peut les attrister
Cannot sadden them
C'est là qu'ils applaudissent
That's where they applaud
La vie qu'il a ratée
The life he missed
Pour ta femme infidèle
For your unfaithful wife
Bravo, bravo
Well done, well done
Et tu fais la vaisselle
And you do the dishes
Bravo, bravo
Well done, well done
Ta vie est un reproche
Your life is a reproach
Qui claque dans ton dos
Who slaps behind your back
Ton fils te fait les poches
Your son picks your pockets
Et toi, tu fais l'idiot
And you, you're being stupid
Pour ta femme infidèle
For your unfaithful wife
Bravo, bravo
Well done, well done
Et tu fais la vaisselle
And you do the dishes
Bravo, bravo
Well done, well done
Le cirque est déserté
The circus is deserted
Le rire est inutile
Laughter is useless
Mon clown est enfermé
My clown is locked up
Dans un certain asile
In a certain asylum
Succès de camisole
Camisole success
Bravos de cabanon
Cheers from the shed
Des mains devenues folles
Hands gone crazy
Lui battent leur chanson
They beat their song
Je suis roi et je règne
I am king and I reign
Bravo, bravo
Well done, well done
Song Vocabulary
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bravo
well done
pour
For
clown
clown
l'on
we
dans
In
femme
women
fais
do