Lyrics and translation Guy Béart - Les grands principes

Les grands principes

Aujourd'hui les filles s'émancipent
Et vous parlent de leurs grands principes
Puis elles font comme leur maman
En vertu des grands sentiments.
Elle aussi avait ses phrases types
Et me parlait de ses grands principes
Puis n'agissait n'importe comment
En vertu des grands sentiments.
Elle aimait aussi vivre en équipe
Toujours en vertu des grands principes
Mais me surveillait jalousement
En vertu des grands sentiments.
Elle allait au Louvre avec Philippe
Toujours en vertu des grands principes
Mais faisait la foire avec Armand
En vertu des grands sentiments.
Elle me soigna pendant ma grippe
Toujours en vertu des grands principes
Puis elle me quitta bien portant
En vertu des grands sentiments.
Elle épousa vite un autre type
Toujours en vertu des grands principes
Mais elle prit un nouvel amant
En vertu des grands sentiments.
Il faudra qu'un beau jour je l'étripe
Toujours en vertu des grands principes
Mais que je le fasse élégamment
En vertu des grands sentiments.
Je lui porterai quelques tulipes
Toujours en vertu des grands principes
Mais je pleurerai abondamment, maman
En vertu des grands sentiments.

Great Principles

Today girls emancipate themselves
And tell you about their great principles
Then they act like their mother
According to great feelings.
She also had her catchphrases
And told me about her great principles
Then she acted randomly
According to great feelings.
She also liked to live in a team
Always according to great principles
But she watched me jealously
According to great feelings.
She went to the Louvre with Philippe
Always according to great principles
But she went to the fair with Armand
According to great feelings.
She took care of me when I had the flu
Always according to great principles
Then she left me well
According to great feelings.
She quickly married another guy
Always according to great principles
But she took a new lover
According to great feelings.
I will have to gut him one day
Always according to great principles
But I will do it elegantly
According to great feelings.
I will bring him some tulips
Always according to great principles
But I will weep abundantly, dear
According to great feelings.