HK - L'empire de papier - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation HK - L'empire de papier




L'empire de papier
The paper empire
Combien de guerres
How many wars
Combien de scandales
How many scandals
Combien d'empire de papier
How many pieces of paper
Ainsi l'homme devin un animal
Thus man became an animal
Troqua son âme contre du papier
Traded his soul for paper
Combien de guerres
How many wars
Combien de scandales
How many scandals
Combien d'empire de papier
How many pieces of paper
Ainsi l'homme devin un animal
Thus man became an animal
Troqua son âme contre du papier
Traded his soul for paper
Nous avons vaincu nos frères
We have defeated our brothers
Nous avons pillé leurs terres
We have plundered their lands
Nous nous sommes déployé
We have deployed
Abattu des millions d'arbres
Felled millions of trees
Sans remord ni palabre
Without remorse or palaver
Des forets entière de papier
Whole paper drills
Pour l'empire nous travaillons
For the empire we work
Nous nous avilissons
We are debasing ourselves
Pour quelques bouts de pain
For a few pieces of bread
Et pour lui nous croisons le fer
And for him we cross the iron
Comme nos parent naguère
Like our parents once
Comme nos enfants demain
Like our children tomorrow
Combien de guerres
How many wars
Combien de scandales
How many scandals
Combien d'empire de papier
How many pieces of paper
Ainsi l'homme devin un animal
Thus man became an animal
Troqua son âme contre du papier
Traded his soul for paper
Combien de guerres
How many wars
Combien de scandales
How many scandals
Combien d'empire de papier
How many pieces of paper
Ainsi l'homme devin un animal
Thus man became an animal
Troqua son âme contre du papier
Traded his soul for paper
Nous nous somme trouvé un dieu
We found ourselves a god
D'or noir et de feu
Of black gold and fire
De bronze et de papier
Of bronze and paper
Nous lui avons dédié des temples
We have dedicated temples to him
Sacrifié pour l'exemple
Sacrificed for the sake of example
Ceux qui n'avais pas de papiers
Those who had no papers
Nous avons quant vient l'hiver
We have when winter comes
Écrit sur des billets vert
Written on greenbacks
Que dieu protège l'empire
May god protect the empire
Jusqu'aux épines des roses
To the thorns of the roses
Donné un prix a chaque chose
Give a price to everything
Même à l'air que l'ont respire
Even to the air that the have breathes
Combien de guerres
How many wars
Combien de scandales
How many scandals
Combien d'empire de papier
How many pieces of paper
Ainsi l'homme devin un animal
Thus man became an animal
Troqua son âme contre du papier
Traded his soul for paper
Combien de guerres
How many wars
Combien de scandales
How many scandals
Combien d'empire de papier
How many pieces of paper
Ainsi l'homme devin un animal
Thus man became an animal
Troqua son âme contre du papier
Traded his soul for paper
Tout ce que nous avons conquis
All that we have conquered
Tout ce que nous avons battis
All that we have beaten
Sur les ruines de nos pères
On the ruins of our fathers
Ce royaume si fragile
This kingdom so fragile
Géant aux pieds d'argile
Giant with feet of clay
Redeviendra poussière
Will become dust again
Soldats un jour soudain
Soldiers one sudden day
Notre papier ne vaux plus rien
Our paper is no longer worth anything
C'est tout un empire qui éclate
It's a whole empire that's bursting
Nos montagne de billets
Our mountain of tickets
Nos tours, nos villes, nos palets
Our tours, our cities, our shuffleboards
Vulgaire château de cartes
Vulgar house of cards
Combien de guerres
How many wars
Combien de scandales
How many scandals
Combien d'empire de papier
How many pieces of paper
Ainsi l'homme devin un animal
Thus man became an animal
Troqua son âme contre du papier
Traded his soul for paper
Combien de guerres
How many wars
Combien de scandales
How many scandals
Combien d'empire de papier
How many pieces of paper
Ainsi l'homme devin un animal
Thus man became an animal
Troqua son âme contre du papier
Traded his soul for paper
Combien de guerres
How many wars
Combien de scandales
How many scandals
Combien d'empire de papier
How many pieces of paper
Ainsi l'homme devin un animal
Thus man became an animal
Troqua son âme contre du papier
Traded his soul for paper





Writer(s): kaddour hadadi


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