Paroles et traduction Charles Aznavour - On m'a donné

On m'a donné

On m′a donné des yeux et l'on m′a dit "Regarde"
J'ai eu beau regarder je n'ai rien entrevu
On m′a donné un coeur et l′on m'a dit "Prends garde"
J′ai eu beau prendre garde, un jour je l'ai perdu
On m′a donné l'amour, hélas je le regrette
Car il s′en est allé, depuis je n'y crois plus
On m'a donné un corps, mais j′ai perdu la tête
Et j′ai souillé mon corps dans des draps inconnus
On m'a donné, on m′a donné, bien plus
On m'a donné des rêves, mais quelle imposture
Car ces rêves ne sont que de longs cauchemars
On m′a donné des lèvres afin qu'elles murmurent
Elles n′ont jamais dit que des mots sans espoir
On m'a donné des larmes de joie, de souffrance
Je ne pleure jamais car mon coeur est de bois
On m'a donné aussi en plus une conscience
Mais au fond de moi-même, elle n′a plus de voix
On m′a donné, on m'a donné, pourquoi
On m′a donné des livres afin que je lise
Mais je les ai brûlés sans les avoir ouverts
On m'a donné des mains pour les joindre à l′église
Mais qui sait si j'irai au ciel ou en enfer
On m′a donné une âme à garder pure et blanche
Mais j'ai vendu mon âme au diable un beau matin
On m'a donné la vie qui a pris sa revanche
Quand j′ai gâcher la vie que j′avais dans mes mains
Dieu m'est témoin
On m′a donné, on m'a donné en vain

They gave it to me

They gave me eyes and said "Look"
I looked in vain, I saw nothing
They gave me a heart and said "Beware"
I was careful, but one day I lost it
They gave me love, alas I regret it
Because it went away, since then I don't believe in it anymore
They gave me a body, but I lost my mind
And I defiled my body in unknown sheets
They gave me, they gave me, much more
They gave me dreams, but what an imposture
Because these dreams are only long nightmares
They gave me lips so that they would murmur
They have never said anything but hopeless words
They gave me tears of joy, of suffering
I never cry because my heart is made of wood
They also gave me a conscience to keep pure and white
But deep inside me, her voice is gone
They gave me, they gave me, why
They gave me books so that I could read
But I burned them without opening them
They gave me hands to join at church
But who knows if I will go to heaven or hell
They gave me a soul to keep pure and white
But I sold my soul to the devil one fine morning
They gave me life that took its revenge
When I ruined the life I had in my hands
God is my witness
They gave me, they gave me in vain