Текст и перевод песни Alain Souchon - Je plains le temps de ma jeunesse

Je plains le temps de ma jeunesse

Hé! Dieu, si j′eusse étudié
Au temps de ma jeunesse folle,
Et à bonnes moeurs dédié,
J'eusse maison et couche molle.
Mais quoi? Je fuyais l′école,
Comme fait le mauvais enfant.
En chantant cette parole
On dirait que le coeur me fend
Mais quoi? Je fuyais l'école,
Comme fait le mauvais enfant.
En chantant cette parole
On dirait que le coeur me fend

I Pity the Time of My Youth

Oh, God, if I had studied
In the days of my foolish youth,
And dedicated to good morals,
I would have a house and a soft bed.
But what? I avoided school,
As bad children do.
As I sing these words,
It feels like my heart is breaking.
But what? I avoided school,
As bad children do.
As I sing these words,
It feels like my heart is breaking.