Michel Sardou
Ils ont le pétrole mais c’est tout lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1979
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 4:01
Ils ont le pétrole, mais ils n'ont que ça
They have the oil, but that's all they've got
On a le bon vin, on a le bon pain, et caetera
We've got the good wine, we've got the good bread, and so on
Ils ont le pétrole, mais c'est tout
They have the oil, but that's it
On a les cailloux, on a les bijoux, on a les binious
We've got the pebbles, we've got the jewels, we've got the bagpipes
Ils ont les dollars et c'est bien
They have the dollars and that's nice
On a les mannequins, les grands magasins, le Paradis Latin
We've got the models, the department stores, the Latin Paradise
Ils ont les barils, on a les bidons (bidons, bidons)
They have the barrels, we have the cans (cans, cans)
Mais pour boire, où vont-ils? Chez Dom Pérignon
But to drink, where will they go? To Dom Pérignon
Parce qu'ils ont le pétrole, mais ils n'ont pas d'eau
Because they have the oil, but they don't have water
Pas d'neige en montagne
No snow in the mountains
Pas d'huitres en Bretagne
No oysters in Brittany
Que des sables chauds
Just warm sands
Pétrole on the rocks
Petrol on the rocks
Ça n'désaltère pas
It doesn't quench the thirst
Evian sort des Alpes
Evian comes from the Alps
Pas du Sahara
Not from the Sahara
Ils ont le pétrole pour 30 ans
They have oil for 30 years
On a du vin blanc, des blés dans les champs pour au moins mille ans
We have white wine, wheat in the fields for at least a thousand years
Ils ont le pétrole, mais ce n'est pas assez
They have the oil, but it's not enough
On a des idées, un gaspy futé, un Martel à Poitiers
We have ideas, a clever guy, a Martel in Poitiers
Ils ont les dollars, c'est très bien (très bien, très bien)
They have the dollars, that's just fine (that's fine, that's fine)
Nous, des têtes de lard, de gaulois grognards et chauvins
We, thick-headed folks, grumbling Gauls and chauvinists
Cette chanson s'adresse à un brave garçon
This song is for a brave boy
Qu'on appelle Altesse, un ami d'pension
They call him Highness, a friend from the pension
Quand ton puits sera sec, plus d'jus dans l'citron (citron, citron)
When your well runs dry, no more juice in the lemon (lemon, lemon)
Plus personne à la Mecque, viens à la maison
No one left in Mecca, come home
On boira mon vin de bon cœur
We'll drink my wine with good cheer
Tu mangeras mon pain
You will eat my bread
J'demanderai la main
I'll ask for your hand
De ta sœur
From your sister
Quand ton puits sera sec
When your well runs dry
Viens à la maison
Come home
On boira cul-sec
We'll drink it all down
En vieux compagnons
As old friends
Ils ont le pétrole, mais ils n'ont que ça
They have the oil, but that's all they've got
On a le bon vin, on a le bon pain, et caetera
We have the good wine, we have the good bread, and so on
Ils ont les barils, on a les bidons
They have the barrels, we have the cans
Mais pour boire, où vont-ils? Chez Dom Pérignon
But for drinking, where do they go? To Dom Pérignon
Ils ont le pétrole, mais c'est tout
They have the oil, but that's it
On a les cailloux, on a les bijoux, on a les binious
We have the rocks, we have the jewels, we have the bagpipes
Ils ont les barils, on a les bidons
They have the barrels, we have the cans
Mais pour boire, où vont-ils? Chez Dom Pérignon
But to drink, where do they go? To Dom Pérignon
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Key vocabulary
- cœur
- heartA1
- main
- handA1
- vieux
- oldA1
- ans
- yearsA1
- assez
- enoughA1
- blanc
- whiteA1
- boire
- drinkA1
- chauds
- hotA1
- bon
- goodA1
- caetera
- other things
About this song
Michel Sardou is a French singer-songwriter and actor associated with pop and chanson. He is known for his French chart-topping albums, frequent media controversy, and major hits such as “La maladie d’amour” and “La vieille.”