Renaud
El pinsionnée lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1993
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:04
In parl' toudis des mineurs
They always talk about the miners
Ch'est vrai ils ont du mérite
It's true they deserve credit
Mais qui qui li fait honneur
But who truly honors them
Ej'vas vous l'dir' bin vite
I'll tell you fast
Ch'est s'femme' qui pindant trent'ans
It's the woman who for thirty years
All's'est n'a bin occupé
Has been taking care of everything
Quand l'vell'i prénot eun' cuite
When the man comes home drunk
L'lend'main i étot farcé
The next day he was stuffed
Heureus'mint qu'all' lé surveillot
Luckily she kept an eye on him
Qu'all' li préparot sin bout'lot
That she prepared his little meal
El' femm' all'a eu
The woman had it all
S'pinsion aujourd'hui
Suspicion today
All' l'a bin méritée
She truly deserves it
All' peut s'ardrécher
She can straighten herself out
Car pindant tout' s'vie
Because throughout her life
All' a bin travaillé
She has worked hard
A ch't'heure j'i souhaite
Now I wish her well
A ell' comm' à li
To her just like to me
Ed' bin in profiter
She can enjoy it now
J'peux vous dire à l'avinche
I can tell you in advance
Qu'i vont bin s'arposer
They're going to settle in well
Cha s'ra toudis dimanche
It'll always be Sunday
Pour chés deux pinsonnés
For those two little birds
Chaqu'jour ch'étot l'mêm' rengaine
Every day was the same old tune
All' préparot sin codron
She prepared her cauldron
Car li pindant tout' l'semaine
Because there was rain all week long
I s'arlavot a s'maison
They talked at their home
L'caf'tièr' all étot sus ch'fu
The coffee pot was on the stove
L'apéro ch'étot l'goutt' ed jus
The aperitif was a drop of juice
Ess' eul joie all' lé savot
That joy, she knew it well
Quand all' li lavot sin dos
When she washed his back
Ed' timps in timps l'tiote garnoull'
And from time to time the little rascal
All' i faisot des catoulles
She made some mischief
El' femm' all'a eu
The woman got her due
S'pinsion aujourd'hui
She's in good spirits today
All' l'a bin méritée
She truly deserves it
All' peut s'ardrécher
She can stand tall now
Car pindant tout' s'vie
Because throughout her life
All' a bin travaillé
She's worked so hard
A ch't'heure j'i souhaite
At this hour I'm wishing her well
A ell' comm' à li
She's like the light
Ed' bin in profiter
And good to take advantage
J'peux vous dire à l'avinche
I can tell you in advance
Qu'i vont bin s'arposer
That they're going to be resting well
Cha s'ra toudis dimanche
It'll always be Sunday
Pour chés deux pinsonnés
For these two little birds
Dins s'maison commm' li pas d'zous l'tierre
In their house like in the land of the earth
All' a avalé de l'poussière
She swallowed some dust
Ch'est bête mais faut y busier
It's silly but you have to work on it
All est p'tête silicosée
All is maybe siliconized
A ch't'heure i sont bin contints
At this hour they're quite happy
In-sann' i z'ont fait du qu'min
Insane things they've done in a bind
In peut dir' chou qu'in veut
We can say what we want
I vieilliront heureux
They will grow old happily
Ch'est pour cha que j'rinds hommage
That's why I pay tribute
A ell' et sin grand courage
To her and her great courage
El' femm' all'a eu
She made it through
S'pinsion aujourd'hui
Suspension today
All' l'a bin méritée
She truly deserves it
All' peut s'ardrécher
She can stand proud
Car pindant tout' s'vie
Because for all her life
All' a bin travaillé
She has truly worked hard
A ch't'heure j'i souhaite
Now I wish for her
A ell' comm' à li
For her just like me
Ed' bin in profiter
To really enjoy it
J'peux vous dire à l'avinche
I can tell you in advance
Qu'i vont bin s'arposer
That they will surely rest
Cha s'ra toudis dimanche
It will always be Sunday
Pour chés deux pinsonnés
For these two little birds
Cha s'ra toudis dimanche
It will always be Sunday
Pour chess deux pinsonnes
For chess two finches
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Key vocabulary
- grand
- bigA1
- profiter
- benefitA1
- tout
- allA1
- travaillé
- workedA1
- trent'ans
- thirty yearsA1
- vite
- quicklyA1
- vrai
- trueA1
- aujourd'hui
- todayA1
- chaqu'jour
- each dayA1
- dimanche
- SundayA1
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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.”