Camarade [English translation]

Comrade

You were my only friend, my comrade

Both of us had made the barricades

The maquis, the commandos, the ambushes

My comrade

Comrade

One Sunday, on parade

I saw you suddenly over there on a platform

You had obviously risen through the ranks

My comrade

Comrade

The highest officers came to embrace you

It was nothing but handshaking and backslapping

[But] It gave an impression of a mockery

My comrade

Comrade

Here, I've come to terms with the bullying

We sleep fully clothed, the nights are cold

The important thing is not to fall ill

My comrade

Comrade

I see nothing but a little corner of gloomy sky

And walls that defy any climbing

It's not a prison that you could escape from

My comrade

Comrade

In the morning, it's the changeover

Noon is the time of the parade

And at night we dream of escape

My comrade

Comrade

I heard that they gave you an embassy

Somewhere in Caracas or Belgrade

Higher and higher you rise, [but] you see, I am slipping

My comrade

Comrade

It's over, I'll stop my whining

I may see you again, who knows, in one or two decades

And I sign, like back in the days of our gambols*

Your comrade

You were my only friend, my comrade

Both of us had made the barricades

The maquis, the commandos, the ambushes

My comrade.

• Artist:Charles Aznavour