Paroles et traduction Henri Salvador - Que Si, Que No

Que Si, Que No

Que si, que si, que no, que no
Depuis qu′il était au berceau
On l'appelait "Que si, que no"
Que no, que no, que si, que si
On ne pouvait jamais rien savoir avec lui

Que si, que si, que no, que no
Il ne savait jamais, dit-on,
Si c′était oui, si c'était non
Que no, que no, que si, que si
Il était le plus hésitant des indécis

En plein milieu des rues, soudain, il s'arrêtait
Se demandant de quel côté il devait traverser
Au restaurant, quand on lui donnait le menu
Il ignorait s′il fallait commencer par le début

Que si, que si, que no, que no
Toujours à l′heure à son boulot
Oui, mais dans un autre bureau!
Que si, que si, que no, que no
C'était vraiment un rigolo Que si, que no

{Parlé:}
Vous savez qu′une fois, on lui a demandé:
Alors, comment t'appelles-tu, Henri Salvador, ou bien Henri Leca?
Eh bien, il a répondu: euh, que si, euh, que no, euh, que, que...
Ha ha! Pas d′ chance, hein? Ha ha!

{Chanté:}
Que si, que si, que no, que no
En amour, il aurait pu faire un véritable Roméo
Que no, que no, que si, que si
Mais il y avait trop de Juliette autour de lui

Que si, que si, que no, que no
À lui, tant de fois, s'étaient présentés les partis les plus beaux
Que no, que no, que si, que si
Qu′il aurait pu se marier, mais avec qui?

Quand, à l'église, le prêtre lui demandait:
Voulez-vous, oui ou non, en justes noces, convoler?
Un grand murmure, dans la foule s'élevait
Quand immanquablement Que si, que no lui répondait:

Que si, que si, que no, que no
Je n′en sais rien padre mio
Croyez-vous pas que c′est trop tôt?
Que si, que si, que no, que no
C'était vraiment un rigolo Que si, que no

Quand il mourut, n′ayant pas su
À qui léguer tous ses écus
Il s'était fait seul héritier
C′était vraiment un rigolo Que si, que no
No?

That If, That Not

That if, that if, that not, that not
Since he was in the cradle
He was called "That if, that not"
That not, that not, that if, that if
You could never know anything with him

That if, that if, that not, that not
He never knew, they say,
If it was yes, if it was no
That not, that not, that if, that if
He was the most hesitant of the indecisive

In the middle of the street, suddenly, he would stop
Wondering which side he should cross
In the restaurant, when they gave him the menu
He didn't know if he should start at the beginning

That if, that if, that not, that not
Always on time at his job
Yes, but in another office!
That if, that if, that not, that not
He was really a funny That if, that not

{Spoken:}
You know that once, he was asked:
So, what is your name, Henri Salvador, or Henri Leca?
Well, he answered: uhhh, that if, uhhh, that not, uhhh, that, that...
Ha ha! No luck, huh? Ha ha!

{Sung:}
That if, that if, that not, that not
In love, he could have made a real Romeo
That not, that not, that if, that if
But there were too many Juliets around him

That if, that if, that not, that not
To him, the most beautiful matches had been presented so many times
That not, that not, that if, that if
That he could have gotten married, but with whom?

When, in church, the priest asked him:
Do you want, yes or no, to marry in just nuptials?
A great murmur rose in the crowd
When unfailingly That if, that not would answer him:

That if, that if, that not, that not
I don't know, padre mio
Don't you think it's too soon?
That if, that if, that not, that not
He was really a funny That if, that not

When he died, not knowing
To whom he should bequeath all his money
He had made himself the sole heir
He was really a funny That if, that not
Not?