Renaud
Philistins lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1995
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 1:53
(Reprise d'une chanson de Georges Brassens)
(Cover of a song by Georges Brassens)
Philistins épiciers
Philistines, shopkeepers
Tandis que vous caressiez
While you were caressing
Vos femmes
Your women
En songeant aux petits
Thinking of the little ones
Que vos grossiers appétits
That your crude appetites
Engendrent
Generate
Vous pensiez ils seront
You thought they would be
Menton rasé ventre rond
Shaved chin, round belly
Notaires
Notaries
Mais pour bien vous punir
But to really punish you
Un jour vous voyez venir
One day you will see come
Sur Terre
To Earth
Des enfants non voulus
Unwanted children
Qui deviennent chevelus
Who grow up with long hair
Poètes
Poets
Vous pensiez ils seront
You thought they would be
Menton rasé ventre rond
Clean-shaven with a round belly
Notaires
Notaries
Mais pour bien vous punir
But to really punish you
Un jour vous voyez venir
One day you'll see coming
Sur Terre
To Earth
Des enfants non voulus
Unwanted children
Qui deviennent chevelus
Who grow long hair
Poètes
Poets
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Key vocabulary
- reprise
- recoveryB1
- chanson
- songA1
- georges
- George
- brassens
- brews
- philistins
- philistines
- épiciers
- grocersB2
- tandis
- whileB1
- caressiez
- caressed
- femmes
- womenA1
- songeant
- dreaming
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.”