Jacques Dutronc
Il est cinq heures, Paris s’éveille lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- Chanson
- Length
- 2:56
Je suis l'dauphin d'la place Dauphine
I am the dolphin of the Dauphine square
Et la place Blanche a mauvaise mine
And the White square looks bad
Les camions sont pleins de lait
The trucks are full of milk
Les balayeurs sont pleins d'balais
The street sweepers are full of brooms
Il est cinq heures
It's five o'clock
Paris s'éveille
Paris is waking up
Paris s'éveille
Paris is waking up
Les travestis vont se raser
The transvestites are going to shave
Les stripteaseuses sont rhabillées
The strippers are getting dressed again
Les traversins sont écrasés
The pillows are crushed
Les amoureux sont fatigués
Lovers are weary
Il est cinq heures
It's five o'clock
Paris s'éveille
Paris awakens
Paris s'éveille
Paris awakens
Le café est dans les tasses
The coffee's in the cups
Les cafés nettoient leurs glaces
The cafés are cleaning their windows
Et sur le boulevard Montparnasse
And on the Montparnasse boulevard
La gare n'est plus qu'une carcasse
The station is just a shell now
Il est cinq heures
It's five o'clock
Paris s'éveille
Paris awakens
Paris s'éveille
Paris awakens
Les banlieusards sont dans les gares
The commuters are at the stations
À la Villette on tranche le lard
In La Villette they slice the bacon
Paris by night regagne les cars
Paris by night returns to the buses
Les boulangers font des bâtards
The bakers are making bastards
Il est cinq heures
It's five o'clock
Paris s'éveille
Paris awakens
Paris s'éveille
Paris awakens
La Tour Eiffel a froid aux pieds
The Eiffel Tower is cold at its feet
L'Arc de Triomphe est ranimé
The Arc de Triomphe is revived
Et l'Obélisque est bien dressé
And the Obelisk stands tall
Entre la nuit et la journée
Between night and day
Il est cinq heures
It's five o'clock
Paris s'éveille
Paris awakens
Paris s'éveille
Paris awakens
Les journaux sont imprimés
The newspapers are printed
Les ouvriers sont déprimés
The workers are feeling blue
Les gens se lèvent ils sont brimés
People rise, they are oppressed
C'est l'heure où je vais me coucher
It's the time I go to bed
Il est cinq heures
It's five o'clock
Paris se lève
Paris awakens
Il est cinq heures
It is five o'clock
Je n'ai pas sommeil
I am not sleepy
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Key vocabulary
- amoureux
- in loveA1
- boulangers
- bakersA1
- café
- coffeeA1
- fatigués
- tiredA2
- sommeil
- sleepA2
- nettoient
- clean
- banlieusards
- suburbanites
- villette
- small town
- font
- make
- bâtards
- bastards
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About this song
Jacques Dutronc is a French singer, songwriter, and actor associated with French rock and pop. He first made a name writing for Françoise Hardy and later became known for charting hits and provocative lyrics, while also building a film career that included a César Award for his role as Vincent Van Gogh.