Lyrics and translation La Tordue - René

René

A l'heure où les étoiles tombent
Il creuse la sienne
Plus pâle qu'une ombre
Qui boit de la verveine

Il chante il chante
Mais c'est l'air de la mer
Qui bientôt le tourmente
Et lui vole sa prière {x2}

Depuis qu'il a vu le jour
Il a trimardé sur terre
Mais il a pas eu plus d'amour
Qu'un sac de pommes de terre

Il chante il chante
Mais c'est de l'eau amère
Qui lui coule ardente
Brûlure à ses paupières {x2}

Ses vieux l'ont pas r'connu
Alors il est allé s'fair' voir
Par le monde et ses rues
Il a mangé son pain noir

- On peut pas tout avoir...
Ouais mais quand on n'a rien eu

Et nul n'a répondu
Quand il voulait savoir
Et son c

René

When the stars fall
He digs his own
Paler than a shadow
Who drinks verbena

He sings, he sings
But it's the sea air
Which soon torments him
And steals his prayer {x2}

Since he was born
He has wandered on earth
But he hasn't had more love
Than a bag of potatoes

He sings, he sings
But it's bitter water
Which flows hot on him
Burning his eyelids {x2}

His parents didn't recognize him
So he went to show himself
Through the world and its streets
He ate his black bread

- You can't have everything...
Yes, but when you've had nothing

And no one has answered
When he wanted to know
And his h