Renaud
Corsic’armes lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:36
On se connaissait peu, je le croisais parfois
We knew each other little, I ran into him sometimes
Dans un bar parisien, a deux pas de chez moi
In a Parisian bar, just a stone's throw from my place
Nous buvions quelques verres jusque tard dans la nuit
We drank a few glasses late into the night
Etait-ce le chemin pour devenir amis?
Was it the way to become friends?
Il m'expliquait sa terre, son peuple, son pays
He explained to me his land, his people, his country
J'écoutais en silence, attendri
I listened in silence, touched
Me parlais d'Ajaccio, de Calvi, de Bastia
Talking to me about Ajaccio, Calvi, Bastia
Des corrompus notoires, des élus, des mafias
Notorious crooks, elected officials, mafias
Et des encagoulés réunis au fond des bois
And masked men gathered deep in the woods
Pour défier la justice et ce putain d'Etat
To challenge justice and this damn state
Moi qui'ai toujours aimé tous les Robins des Bois
Me, who has always loved all the Robins of the Woods
Les peuples insoumis, j'aimais ça
The unruly peoples, I loved that
S'est fait buter un soir aux abords du maquis
Was shot one evening by the outskirts of the maquis
S'est fait flinguer, pourquoi? et par quel ennemi?
Was gunned down, why? And by which enemy?
Avait-il tué d'abord pour être tué aussi?
Had he killed first to be killed as well?
Etait-il un rebelle, était-il un bandit?
Was he a rebel, was he a bandit?
Tu me manques ce soir et je parle de toi
I miss you tonight and I'm talking about you
A ta douce compagne qui pleure près de moi
To your sweet companion who weeps near me
Les mots qu'elle ne dit pas c'est la loi de l'Omerta
The words she doesn't say, it's the law of Omerta
De ce pays que j'aime quand il vit libre, épanoui
Of this country that I love when it lives free, flourishing
Loin du bruit, d'la fureur des fusils
Far from the noise, from the fury of the guns
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Key vocabulary
- connaissait
- knew
- croisais
- was believing
- parisien
- ParisianA2
- deux
- twoB2
- buvions
- we drank
- etait-ce
- was it
- pleure
- criesA1
- près
- nearA1
- mots
- wordsA1
- dit
- saidB2
About this song
Renaud (Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan) is a French singer-songwriter. He is known for French-language chanson rooted in regional dialects and for topping French album and single charts across multiple decades, including award-winning releases such as “Boucan d’enfer” and “Toujours debout.”