Mon Petit Vieux

My Old Man

Mon Petit Vieux

He's the one on the park benchC'est lui sur le banc de square
He's my friend, my loverC'est mon ami, mon amoureux
And it makes the pigeons laughEt ça fait rire les pigeons
Because he's an old manParce que c'est un petit vieux

Our dates aren't like in the moviesNos rendez-vous c'est pas comme dans les films
I run towards him, he stays seatedJe cours vers lui il reste assis
One day he even told me:Un jour il m'a même dit:
You are the woman for the rest of my lifeTu es la femme du reste de ma vie
People think he doesn't touch meLes gens croient qu'il ne me touche pas

But he touches me, my old manMais il me touche, mon petit vieux
His wrinkles around his eyes are beautifulC'est beau ses rides autour des yeux

Sometimes when it's lateDes fois quand il est tard
His buddies wait for him at the barY'a ses potes qui l'attendent au bar
One beerUne bière
two beersDeux bières

And he talks to me for hoursEt il me parle pendant des heures
About lives he's lost sight ofDes vies qu'il a perdues de vue
At least he has nothing to loseLui au moins il n'a rien à perdre
While I haven't seen anythingAlors que moi je n'ai rien vu
People think he doesn't touch meLes gens croient qu'il ne me touche pas

But he touches me, my old manMais il me touche, mon petit vieux
His wrinkles around his eyes are beautifulC'est beau ses rides autour des yeux

One day we went dancingUn jour on est allé danser
It wasn't techno or reggaeC'était ni techno ni reggae
He gently took me by the waistIl m'a pris doucement la taille
And I felt his hand tremblingEt j'ai senti sa main trembler

There were warm and clear lightsY'avait des lumières chaudes et claires
I could hear the sound of his stepsJ'entendais le bruit de ses pas
And suddenly I feltEt tout à coup j'me suis sentie
So close to the beyondTout près de l'au-delà
People think he doesn't touch meLes gens croient qu'il ne me touche pas

But he touches me, my old manMais il me touche, mon petit vieux
His wrinkles around his eyes are beautifulC'est beau ses rides autour des yeux
But he touches me, my old manMais il me touche, mon petit vieux
His wrinkles around his eyes are beautifulC'est beau ses rides autour des yeux
It looks like the shadow of trees on the skyOn dirait l'ombre des arbres sur le ciel
Blue, blue, blueBleu, bleu, bleu