Michel Sardou

Dixit Virgile (Ad libitum) lyrics with English translation

Language

French

Level

Intermediate

Released

1977

Genre

French Pop

Length

3:37

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1. C'est pas la peine

   It's not worth it

2. D'avoir appris le latin

   To have learned Latin

3. Si ça ne sert plus à rien,

   If it no longer serves any purpose,

4. Même pas à la messe.

   Not even at mass.

5. Dixit Virgile,

   Said Virgil,

6. Un soir au Mont Palatin,

   One evening on the Palatine Hill,

7. Titire tu patule,

   Titire tu patule,

8. Recubans ça se danse.

   Recubans, that's how you dance.

9. Et vade retro Satana,

   And vade retro Satan,

10. Alleluia,

    Hallelujah,

11. In accula seculorum,

    In the ebb of the ages,

12. Ad libitum,

    At will,

13. In vino veritas

    In wine, truth

14. Et omnia vanitas,

    And all is vanity,

15. Civis pacem para bellum,

    A citizen prepares for peace, but for war,

16. Vade mecum,

    Come with me,

17. C'est pas du français

    It's not French

18. Mais c'est tout comme.

    But it's just like that.

19. Moi j'aime bien

    I quite like

20. Les mots qui ne prouvent rien

    Words that prove nothing

21. Et je traduis

    And I translate

22. A ma guise

    In my own way

23. Ce qu'on dit,

    What is said,

24. Quoiqu'on dise.

    Although they say.

25. Et vade retro Satana,

    And begone, Satan,

26. Alleluia,

    Hallelujah,

27. In secula seculorum,

    Forever and ever,

28. Ad libitum,

    As you please,

29. In vino veritas,

    In wine, truth,

30. Et omnia vanitas

    And all is vanity

31. Et lorsque je bois du champagne,

    And when I drink champagne,

32. C'est en magnum

    It's from a magnum

33. Et je suis heureux

    And I am happy

34. Au maximum.

    To the fullest.

35. C'est pas la peine

    There's no need

36. D'avoir appris le latin

    To have learned Latin

37. Si ça ne sert plus à rien,

    If it no longer serves a purpose,

38. Même pas à la messe.

    Not even at mass.

39. Et vade retro Satana,

    And vade retro Satana,

40. Alleluia,

    Alleluia,

41. In secula seculorum,

    Forever and ever,

42. Ad libitum,

    At your leisure,

43. In vino veritas

    In wine, there is truth

44. Et omnia vanitas.

    And all is vanity.

45. Vous pouvez très bien continuer

    You can very well go on

46. Ad libitum.

    At your leisure.

47. Vous pouvez très bien continuer

    You can very well go on

48. Ad libitum.

    At your leisure.

49. Vous pouvez très bien continuer

    You can very well go on

50. Ad libitum,

    At your leisure,

51. Ad libitum,

    At one's leisure,

52. Ad libitum.

    At one's leisure.

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