Vanessa Paradis
Le Bon Dieu est un marin lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1988
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:26
Un marin
A sailor
Ça porte un sac sur l'épaule
He's got a bag on his shoulder
Un marin
A sailor
C'est à peine sorti de l'école
He’s just barely out of school
Un marin
A sailor
Ça rêve de partir
He dreams of leaving
Un marin
A sailor
Ça s'en va courir le monde
He’s off to roam the world
Un matin
One morning
Le Bon Dieu est un marin
The Good Lord is a sailor
Et le diable est un marin
And the devil is a sailor
Vers les deux pôles
Towards the two poles
Il roule son destin
He rolls his destiny
Sur un chalut
On a trawler
Bonnet de laine bleue
Wearing a blue woolen cap
Et les mains prises dans les filets
And hands caught in the nets
Du destin
Of fate
La graisse des machines
The grease of the machines
Sur les poings
On his fists
Il s'en va courir le monde
He sets off to roam the world
Mon marin
My sailor
Le Bon Dieu est un marin
The Good God is a sailor
Et le diable est un marin
And the devil is a sailor
Sur le grand mât
On the great mast
Il a écrit mon nom
He wrote my name
Comme un nom de bateau
Like a name of a boat
Qui aurait peur de l'eau
That would fear the water
Lui qui n'a jamais peur de rien
He who is never afraid of anything
Il s'en va dans le vent
He sails away in the wind
Vers les îles en chantant
Towards the islands while singing
Mon marin
My sailor
Le Bon Dieu est un marin
The Good Lord is a sailor
Et le diable est un marin
And the devil is a sailor
Dans tous les ports
In every port
Une fille lui veut du bien
A girl wishes him well
Et c'est bien
And that's good
Il est seul maître à bord
He is the sole master on board
Quand il vient
When he arrives
Puis il reprend son sac au matin
Then he takes his bag in the morning
Avec tout l'amour des blondes
With all the love of the blondes
Dans les mains
In the hands
Il s'en va courir le monde
He goes off to run the world
Mon marin
My sailor
Le Bon Dieu est un marin
The Good Lord is a sailor
Et le diable est un marin
And the devil is a sailor
Vers les deux pôles
Towards the two poles
Il roule sa misère
He rolls his misery
Le Bon Dieu est un marin
The Good Lord is a sailor
Et le diable est un marin
And the devil is a sailor
Vers les deux pôles
Towards the two poles
Il roule son destin
He shapes his fate
(Un marin)
(A sailor)
(Un marin)
(A sailor)
(Un marin)
(A sailor)
(Un marin)
(A sailor)
(Un marin)
(A sailor)
(Un marin)
(A sailor)
Vers les deux pôles
Towards the two poles
Il roule sa misère
He carries his sorrow
(Un marin)
(A sailor)
Le Bon Dieu est un marin
The Good Lord is a sailor
(Un marin)
(A sailor)
Et le diable est un marin
And the devil is a sailor
(Un marin)
(A sailor)
Vers les deux pôles
Towards the two poles
Il roule son destin
He rolls his fate
(Un marin)
(A sailor)
Le Bon Dieu est un marin
The Good Lord is a sailor
(Un marin)
(A sailor)
Et le diable est un marin
And the devil is a sailor
(Un marin)
(A sailor)
Vers les deux pôles
Towards the two poles
Il roule sa misère
He rolls his sorrow
Le Bon Dieu est un marin
The Good Lord is a sailor
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Key vocabulary
- fille
- girlA1
- grand
- bigA1
- jamais
- neverA1
- mains
- handsA1
- maître
- masterA1
- nom
- nameA1
- partir
- leaveA1
- peine
- painA1
- peur
- fearA1
- porte
- doorA1
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About this song
Vanessa Paradis is a French singer, actress, and model whose work blends pop with jazz and rock influences. She is best known for her breakout 1987 hit “Joe Le Taxi” and for her crossover presence in French cinema and fashion.