Le P'tit Jardin

The Little Garden

Le P'tit Jardin

In my garden,Dans mon jardin,
There is the post officeIl y a la poste
There are my friendsYa mes copains
The cashier from the felix potin.La caissière du felix potin.
In my garden,Dans mon jardin,
There is my dogIl y a mon chien
There is his kennelIl y a sa niche
There is his wineIl y a son vin

In my garden,Dans mon jardin,
There are the guys from the panoyeauxY a les julots des panoyeaux
There are factories, there are trash cansYa des usines, y'a des poubelles
There are the crooks from the rue de courcelle...Y a les escrocs de la rue de courcelle...

In my gardenDans mon jardin
There are tourists, there are MartiansYa des touristes ya des martiens
Ladybugs, and cockroachesDes cocinelles, et des cafards
Pigs and rabbit cages...Des porcs et des cages à lapin...

I would likeMoi jvoudrai bien
One beautiful morning...Un beau matin...

That there is a flowerQu'il y ait une fleur
In my garden x2Dans mon jardin x2

In my garden,Dans mon jardin,
There are planes, there are trainsY a des avions, il y a des trains
Controllers in the undergroundDes controleurs dans le souterrain
Highways and pathsDes autoroutes et des chemins
There's my brother's bike.Y'a la becane de mon frangin.
In my gardenDans mon jardin
I would likeMoi jvoudrais bien

That there is a flowerQu'il y ait une fleur
In my garden x2.Dans mon jardin x2.

In my gardenDans mon jardin
There are deserts without tomorrows..Ya des deserts sans lendemains..
There are old people, there are kidsYa des vieillards, ya des gamins
There are large fir forestsY a des grandes forets de sapin
There are swells and drizzlesIl y a de la houle et du crachin

In my gardenDans mon jardin
There are millions of men in heatY a des milions d'hommes en chaleur
And there are pretty girls cryingEt y'a des jolies filles qui pleurent
In my gardenDans mon jardin

One beautiful morningUn beau matin

There was a flowerY avait une fleur
In my garden x3Dans mon jardin x3

In my gardenDans mon jardin
The idiots gather there by the shovelLes cons s'y ramassent a la pelle
There's no more room in my trash canY'a plus de place dans ma poubelle
There is everything there is nothingIl y a de tout il n'y a de rien

In my gardenDans mon jardin
There are dormitories, there are spittoonsY'a des dortoirs ya des crachoirs
There have even been crematoriumsY'a même eu des fours crematoires
There are corridors full of portraitsY a des couloirs pleins de portraits
Of people we will never forgiveDes gens qu'on excusera jamais
In my garden...Dans mon jardin...
There is the sea, far away...Il y a la mer, las bas au loin...

One beautiful morning,Un beau matin,
There was a flowerY avait une fleur
In my garden.Dans mon jardin.
I, I didn't see itMoi, j'l'ai pas vue
And I stepped on it....Et j'ai marché dessus....
I didn't see itMoi j'lai pas vu
I would likeMoi jvoudrai bien

One beautiful morning,Un beau matin,
There was a flowerY avait une fleur
In my garden.Dans mon jardin.
I, I didn't see itMoi, j'l'ai pas vue
And I stepped on it....Et j'ai marché dessus....
I didn't see itMoi j'lai pas vu
I would likeMoi jvoudrai bien