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El pinsionnée – Renaud

Renaud

El pinsionnée lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Intermediate
Released
1993
Genre
Pop
Length
4:04
  1. In parl' toudis des mineurs

    They always talk about the miners

  2. Ch'est vrai ils ont du mérite

    It's true they deserve credit

  3. Mais qui qui li fait honneur

    But who truly honors them

  4. Ej'vas vous l'dir' bin vite

    I'll tell you fast

  5. Ch'est s'femme' qui pindant trent'ans

    It's the woman who for thirty years

  6. All's'est n'a bin occupé

    Has been taking care of everything

  7. Quand l'vell'i prénot eun' cuite

    When the man comes home drunk

  8. L'lend'main i étot farcé

    The next day he was stuffed

  9. Heureus'mint qu'all' surveillot

    Luckily she kept an eye on him

  10. Qu'all' li préparot sin bout'lot

    That she prepared his little meal

  11. El' femm' all'a eu

    The woman had it all

  12. S'pinsion aujourd'hui

    Suspicion today

  13. All' l'a bin méritée

    She truly deserves it

  14. All' peut s'ardrécher

    She can straighten herself out

  15. Car pindant tout' s'vie

    Because throughout her life

  16. All' a bin travaillé

    She has worked hard

  17. A ch't'heure j'i souhaite

    Now I wish her well

  18. A ell' comm' à li

    To her just like to me

  19. Ed' bin in profiter

    She can enjoy it now

  20. J'peux vous dire à l'avinche

    I can tell you in advance

  21. Qu'i vont bin s'arposer

    They're going to settle in well

  22. Cha s'ra toudis dimanche

    It'll always be Sunday

  23. Pour chés deux pinsonnés

    For those two little birds

  24. Chaqu'jour ch'étot l'mêm' rengaine

    Every day was the same old tune

  25. All' préparot sin codron

    She prepared her cauldron

  26. Car li pindant tout' l'semaine

    Because there was rain all week long

  27. I s'arlavot a s'maison

    They talked at their home

  28. L'caf'tièr' all étot sus ch'fu

    The coffee pot was on the stove

  29. L'apéro ch'étot l'goutt' ed jus

    The aperitif was a drop of juice

  30. Ess' eul joie all' savot

    That joy, she knew it well

  31. Quand all' li lavot sin dos

    When she washed his back

  32. Ed' timps in timps l'tiote garnoull'

    And from time to time the little rascal

  33. All' i faisot des catoulles

    She made some mischief

  34. El' femm' all'a eu

    The woman got her due

  35. S'pinsion aujourd'hui

    She's in good spirits today

  36. All' l'a bin méritée

    She truly deserves it

  37. All' peut s'ardrécher

    She can stand tall now

  38. Car pindant tout' s'vie

    Because throughout her life

  39. All' a bin travaillé

    She's worked so hard

  40. A ch't'heure j'i souhaite

    At this hour I'm wishing her well

  41. A ell' comm' à li

    She's like the light

  42. Ed' bin in profiter

    And good to take advantage

  43. J'peux vous dire à l'avinche

    I can tell you in advance

  44. Qu'i vont bin s'arposer

    That they're going to be resting well

  45. Cha s'ra toudis dimanche

    It'll always be Sunday

  46. Pour chés deux pinsonnés

    For these two little birds

  47. Dins s'maison commm' li pas d'zous l'tierre

    In their house like in the land of the earth

  48. All' a avalé de l'poussière

    She swallowed some dust

  49. Ch'est bête mais faut y busier

    It's silly but you have to work on it

  50. All est p'tête silicosée

    All is maybe siliconized

  51. A ch't'heure i sont bin contints

    At this hour they're quite happy

  52. In-sann' i z'ont fait du qu'min

    Insane things they've done in a bind

  53. In peut dir' chou qu'in veut

    We can say what we want

  54. I vieilliront heureux

    They will grow old happily

  55. Ch'est pour cha que j'rinds hommage

    That's why I pay tribute

  56. A ell' et sin grand courage

    To her and her great courage

  57. El' femm' all'a eu

    She made it through

  58. S'pinsion aujourd'hui

    Suspension today

  59. All' l'a bin méritée

    She truly deserves it

  60. All' peut s'ardrécher

    She can stand proud

  61. Car pindant tout' s'vie

    Because for all her life

  62. All' a bin travaillé

    She has truly worked hard

  63. A ch't'heure j'i souhaite

    Now I wish for her

  64. A ell' comm' à li

    For her just like me

  65. Ed' bin in profiter

    To really enjoy it

  66. J'peux vous dire à l'avinche

    I can tell you in advance

  67. Qu'i vont bin s'arposer

    That they will surely rest

  68. Cha s'ra toudis dimanche

    It will always be Sunday

  69. Pour chés deux pinsonnés

    For these two little birds

  70. Cha s'ra toudis dimanche

    It will always be Sunday

  71. Pour chess deux pinsonnes

    For chess two finches

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Key vocabulary

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dimanche
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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.”

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El pinsionnée

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' 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' 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

El pinsionnée

🇫🇷 Renaud
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