Accordéon

Accordion

Accordéon

God, life is cruelDieu que la vie est cruelle
To the musician of the alleysAu musicien des ruelles
His friend, his companionSon copain son compagnon
It's the accordionC'est l'accordéon
Who is it that helps him live?Qui c'est-y qui l'aide à vivre
To sit down when he gets drunk?À s'asseoir quand il s'enivre
Is it you, is it me, but no?C'est-y vous, c'est moi, mais non
It's the accordionC'est l'accordéon

Tune, tune, tune thenAccordez accordez accordez donc
Alms to the accordionistL'aumône à l'accordé l'accordéon

They're like 'em in the pants'Ils sont comm' cul et chemise
And when we give them a fineEt quand on les verbalise
He accompanies the violinIl accompagne au violon
His accordionSon accordéon
He spends a peaceful nightIl passe une nuit tranquille
Then in the morning he givesPuis au matin il refile
A little air in his lungsUn peu d'air dans les poumons
From the accordionDe l'accordéon

Tune, tune, tune thenAccordez accordez accordez donc
Alms to the accordionistL'aumône à l'accordé l'accordéon

When sometimes he destroysQuand parfois il lui massacre
His little mother-of-pearl buttonsSes petits boutons de nacre
He steals some from his jacketIl en fauche à son veston
For the accordionPour l'accordéon
Borrows his suspendersLui emprunte ses bretelles
To rescue the stringPour secourir la ficelle
That holds his pantsQui retient ses pantalons
In accordionEn accordéon

Tune, tune, tune thenAccordez accordez accordez donc
Alms to the accordionistL'aumône à l'accordé l'accordéon

But one day, out of wearinessMais un jour par lassitude
He'll let solitudeIl laiss'ra la solitude
Appear on the horizonSe pointer à l'horizon
From the accordionDe l'accordéon
He'll get fiftyIl en tirera cinquante
Centimes at the flea marketCentimes à la brocante
And we'll pay more attentionEt on f'ra plus attention
To the accordionÀ l'accordéon

Tune, tune, tune thenAccordez accordez accordez donc
Alms to the accordionistL'aumône à l'accordé l'accordéon