Maman, Papa Lyrics in English Georges Brassens , Patachou
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Maman, Papa by Georges Brassens from French to English.
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Maman, maman, en faisant cette chanson
Mom, mom, making this song
Maman, maman, je r'deviens petit garçon
Mom, mom, I'm becoming a little boy again
Alors je suis sage en classe
So I'm good in class
Et, pour te faire plaisir
And, to please you
J'obtiens les meilleures places
I get the best seats
Ton désir
Your desire
Maman, maman, je préfère à mes jeux fous
Mom, mom, I prefer my crazy games
Maman, maman, demeurer sur tes genoux
Mom, mom, stay on your knees
Et, sans un mot dire, entendre tes refrains charmants
And, without saying a word, hear your charming refrains
Maman, maman, maman, maman
Mom, mom, mom, mom
Papa, papa, en faisant cette chanson
Dad, dad, making this song
Papa, papa, je r'deviens petit garçon
Dad, dad, I'm becoming a little boy again
Et je t'entends sous l'orage
And I hear you in the storm
User tout ton humour
Use all your humor
Pour redonner du courage
To restore courage
À nos cœurs lourds
To our heavy hearts
Papa, papa, il n'y eut pas entre nous
Dad, dad, there was no time between us
Papa, papa, de tendresse ou de mots doux
Dad, dad, tenderness or sweet words
Pourtant on s'aimait, bien qu'on ne se l'avouât pas
Yet we loved each other, although we didn't admit it to each other
Papa, papa, papa, papa
Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy
Maman, papa, en faisant cette chanson
Mom, dad, making this song
Maman, papa, je r'deviens petit garçon
Mom, dad, I'm becoming a little boy again
Et, grâce à cet artifice
And, thanks to this artifice
Soudain je comprends
Suddenly I understand
Le prix de vos sacrifices
The price of your sacrifices
Mes parents
My parents
Maman, papa, toujours je regretterai
Mom, dad, I will always regret
Maman, papa, de vous avoir fait pleurer
Mom, Dad, for making you cry
Au temps où nos cœurs ne se comprenaient encore pas
At the time when our hearts did not yet understand each other
Maman, papa, maman, papa
Mom, dad, mom, dad
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