Paroles et traduction Gilbert Bécaud - Un homme heureux

Un homme heureux

Dans ses yeux il avait
Des jardins et des châteaux
De son coeur jaillissaient
Des princesses et des jets d′eau
Des enfants qui riaient
Et qui faisaient du vélo
J'avais devant moi un homme heureux
Ça s′voyait, se sentait
C'était clair comme de l'eau
Il n′était pas pareil
Il brillait comme un soleil
J′en avais, j'en avais
J′en avais les larmes aux yeux
J'avais devant moi un homme heureux
Vous pensez si je m′en souviens
De ce gars qu'avait l′air de rien
A part les ailes à ses souliers
On s'est assis sur le trottoir
Les gens défilaient sans nous voir
Je n'suis pas allé travaillé
Et il m′a raconté sa vie
Et il m′a expliqué la vie
Comme si j'étais son seul ami
Dans ses yeux il y avait
Des jardins et des châteaux
De son coeur jaillissaient
Des princesses et des jets d′eau
Des enfants qui riaient
Et qui faisaient du vélo
J'avais devant moi un homme heureux
Ça s′voyait, se sentait
C'était clair comme de l′eau
Il n'était pas pareil
Il brillait comme un soleil
Faut dire qu'il faut dire qu′il
Faut dire qu′il me fascinait
J'avais devant moi un homme heureux
Je pensais qu′il exagérait
Et que ses ailes à ses souliers
C'était rien que pour m′embêter
Comme j'avais envie de le tuer
J′ai dit qu'un bateau m'attendait
Et puis je suis parti à pied
Il s′était bien moqué de moi
Pour sûr il m′y reprendrait pas
Mais quand je suis rentré chez moi
Dans ma chambre il y avait
Des jardins et des châteaux
De mon lit jaillissaient
Des princesses et des jets d'eau
Des enfants qui riaient
Et qui faisaient du vélo
J′avais devant moi un homme heureux
Ça s'voyait, se sentait
C′était clair comme de l'eau
Ça montait, ça venait
"J′ai des ailes à mes sabots"
Le bonheur, le bonheur
Le bonheur c'est contagieux
Tu as devant toi un homme heureux

A Happy Man

In his eyes, he had
Gardens and castles
From his heart sprang
Princesses and fountains
Children who were laughing
And riding their bikes
I had in front of me a happy man
You could see it, you could feel it
It was as clear as water
He was not like the others
He shone like a sun
I had, I had
I had tears in my eyes
I had in front of me a happy man
You can imagine if I remember
That guy who seemed like nothing
Except for the wings on his shoes
We sat down on the sidewalk
People walked by without seeing us
I didn′t go to work
And he told me about his life
And he explained life to me
As if I were his only friend
In his eyes, he had
Gardens and castles
From his heart sprang
Princesses and fountains
Children who were laughing
And riding their bikes
I had in front of me a happy man
You could see it, you could feel it
It was as clear as water
He was not like the others
He shone like a sun
It must be said, it must be said, it
It must be said that he fascinated me
I had in front of me a happy man
I thought he was exaggerating
And that those wings on his shoes
Were just to annoy me
How I wanted to kill him
I said that a boat was waiting for me
And then I left on foot
He had really made fun of me
For sure, he wouldn′t catch me again
But when I got home
In my room there were
Gardens and castles
From my bed sprang
Princesses and fountains
Children who were laughing
And riding their bikes
I had in front of me a happy man
You could see it, you could feel it
It was as clear as water
It was rising, it was coming
"I have wings on my shoes"
Happiness, happiness
Happiness is contagious
You have in front of you a happy man