Jacques Brel
Le Bon Dieu lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1977
- Genre
- French Pop, Ballad
- Length
- 4:47
Toi
You
Toi, si t'étais l'bon Dieu
You, if you were the good Lord
Tu ferais valser les vieux
You would set the old folks spinning
Aux étoiles
Up to the stars
Toi
You
Toi, si t'étais l'bon Dieu
You, if you were the good Lord
Tu allumerais des bals
You would light up the dances
Pour les gueux
For the beggars
Toi
You
Toi, si t'étais l'bon Dieu
You, if you were the good Lord
Tu n'serais pas économe
You wouldn't hold back
De ciel bleu
From the blue sky
Mais
But
Tu n'es pas le Bon Dieu
You are not the Good Lord
Toi, tu es beaucoup mieux
You, you are much better
Tu es un homme
You are a man
Tu es un homme
You are a man
Tu es un homme
You are a man
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Key vocabulary
- bon
- goodA1
- dieu
- GodA1
- ferais
- would do
- valser
- waltz
- vieux
- oldA1
- étoiles
- starsA1
- allumerais
- would light
- bals
- ballsB2
- gueux
- beggar
- serais
- would be
About this song
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer, songwriter, and actor associated with lyric-driven French-language chanson. He was known for theatrical vocal delivery and character-driven songs, and his work influenced artists such as David Bowie, Scott Walker, and Marc Almond.