Jean Bertola - Dieu s'il existe - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Jean Bertola - Dieu s'il existe




Dieu s'il existe
God, if He exists
Au ciel de qui se moque-t-on?
Who's being mocked in heaven?
Ã^tait-ce utile qu′un orage
Was it useful that a storm
Vînt au pays de Jeanneton
Came to Jeanneton's country
Mettre à mal son beau pâturage?
To destroy her beautiful pasture?
Pour ses brebis, pour ses moutons
No more grazing plants
Plus une plante fourragère
For her sheep, for her sheep
Dieu, s'il existe, il exagère, il exagère
God, if He exists, He's exaggerating, He's exaggerating
Et pas pour un sou bucolique
And not for a pastoral penny
Vers le troupeau de Jeanneton
Towards Jeanneton's herd
Le loup sortant du bois rapplique
The wolf comes out of the woods and rushes in
Sans laisser même un rogaton
Without even leaving a scrap
Tout il croque, tout il digère
He gobbles up everything, he digests everything
Au ciel de qui se moque-t-on?
Who's being mocked in heaven?
Dieu, s′il existe, il exagère, il exagère
God, if He exists, He's exaggerating, He's exaggerating
Et -dessus le Corydon
And on that, Corydon
Le promis de la pastourelle
The shepherdess's betrothed
Laquelle allait au grand pardon
Who was going to the great forgiveness
Rêver d'amours intemporelles
To dream of timeless loves
Au ciel de qui se moque-t-on?
Who's being mocked in heaven?
Et plus belle d'une goton
And more beautiful than a doll
Dieu, s′il existe, il exagère, il exagère
God, if He exists, He's exaggerating, He's exaggerating
Adieu les prairies, les moutons
Farewell, meadows, sheep
Et les beaux jours de la bergère
And the beautiful days of the shepherdess
Au ciel de qui se moque-t-on?
Who's being mocked in heaven?
Ferait-on de folles enchères?
Would we make crazy bids?
Quand il grêle sur le persil
When it hails on the parsley
Qu′on en parle au prochain concile
Let's talk about it at the next council
Dieu, s'il existe, il exagère, il exagère
God, if He exists, He's exaggerating, He's exaggerating





Writer(s): Georges Brassens


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