two songs: Les restos du coeur and Ma priere

[garçoncanadien]

hi, Mozaik asked for a translation for these two songs, and I thought I would make them known to you guys... so here you are:

comments and changes are most welcome!

Ma priere

My Prayer by Axelle Red

I’ve toured the whole world
If you knew I was disappointed
You feel the bad vibes
That flood us with misunderstandings

Human behavior
In reality, it’s so cruel
I fear that we will become
A virtual generation
If I’ve always been hopeful
Today I don’t dare believe it anymore

I who had wanted so much
A world that evolves
I look but I don’t find
A country that sends me
I who had loved so much
Makes me feel paralyzed
I’ve traveled the whole world
Hear my prayer

I’ve traveled all of Europe
If you knew what a happy impression
You are boxed in and you develop
It’s time to see it from another point of view

Pictures of Africa
Engraved in my subconsciousness
Without politics
They would be erased long ago

If I’ve always kept hope
Today I don’t dare believe it anymore

I who had wanted so much
A world that evolves
I look but I don’t find
A country that sends me
I who had loved so much
Makes me feel paralyzed
I’ve traveled the whole world
Hear my prayer
Hear my prayer

If not long ago I was still hopeful
Sadly I don’t dare believe it anymore

I who had wanted so much
A world that evolves
I look but I don’t find
A country that sends me
I who had loved so much
Makes me feel paralyzed
I’ve traveled the whole world
Hear my prayer

[garçoncanadien]

Les Restos du Coeur par Jean Jacques Goldman

I’m going to an appointment
With those who don’t have anything anymore
Without preconceived ideas, discussion, or chit-chat
There will be no promises
The daily happenings of the revolution
But just for winter
To be able to eat and to drink
To all the ruined people of age and homelessness
Those who have food and those who don’t
If we think about you, that’s in fact egocentric
Tomorrow, our names might lengthen the list

Today, we no longer have the right
Neither to be hunger, nor to be cold
Passed them for him
When I think about you, I think about myself
I don’t promise you a revolution
But just to eat and to drink
A little bit of bread and warmth
In the restaurants, the restaurants of the heart

In the old days a place was reserved at the table
A soup, a chair, a place in the stable
Today our eyelids and our doors are closed
The others are always, always in overdose

I don’t have a bad conscience
It doesn’t keep me from sleeping
But to be honest, it sullies a little the taste of my happiness
It’s not really my fault if there are people who are hungry
But that’s how it will be, if nothing changes here

I don’t have an answer on how to change your life
But if I can help you for just a couple of hours, let’s do it
There is for sure more misery, too much to think about
But it’s going on here, here and now


Original lyrics to both songs available at www.paroles.net

http://www.paroles.net/chansons/17746.htm
http://www.paroles.net/chansons/21158.htm

[aFrenchie]

Les Restos du Coeur par Johnny Hallyday Jean-Jacques Goldman wrote that song (on Coluche's request), not Johnny ;)

[garçoncanadien]

ah pu**** je vais le corriger. Mes excuses Jean Jacques!

[Amelie]

"Les Restos du Coeur" i don't know this song!

[Cooney]

Thanks for the translations! I've only just acquired my Enfoirées CD's, and I'm sure I'll be referencing these words soon!

[garçoncanadien]

Amelie, "The Restaurants of the Heart" is the song played at the end of each Enfoires show.

[aFrenchie]

It's the main theme of the show and the very first song ever made for that cause (created by Coluche (http://moi-alizee.us/forums/showthread.php?p=13800#post13800)).

It was made in 1985 or 86 before Coluche died, the official clip is below. Coluche is the first guy to sing (with a big cap, not a "real" singer :)), you can hear Yves Montand singing, right after Coluche (only a small animation of him in the clip though). Jean-Jacques Goldman is the guy singing between two girls. For football fans (soccer in the US), you can recognize Michel Platini at 2:02. You can see lots of scenes of all food stocks amassed to fill those free restaurants for homeless people...

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[AA-1]

Cool song! I like it! Les Enfoires without Les Restos du Coeur non Les Enfoires.:)