Écoutez d'où ma peine vient [English translation]
Écoutez d'où ma peine vient [English translation]
Listen to where my sorrow comes from
Listen to where my sorrow comes from
Listen to where my sorrow comes from
They all say I look sharp
That I have a keen nose for everything
But of life, of life I know nothing
Is it the TGV1, gone so quickly
Or the laziness of the Express, of times past?
Is it like 87 years
The slippers in the kitchen
Or the poor little 27 years
Of Janis Joplin?
Is life long or short?
Is it stupid or heavy?2
Listen to where my sorrow comes from
They all say I look sharp
That I have a keen nose for everything
But of love, of love I know nothing
Is it the long distance, and the lingering touches
Or are we there for the short haul?
Is it like the ringing bells, the king size hats
Or like Paris Hilton and Tequila Sunrise?
Is love long or short?
Is it stupid or heavy?
Listen to where my sorrow comes from
Polar bears are looking at us, with their funny eyes
Is a Hard Rain gonna fall?
Is it long? short?
Stupid or heavy?
Listen to where my sorrow comes from
Listen to where my sorrow comes from
1. France's intercity high-speed rail service.2. "Long et court" / "Con et lourd" is a contrepèterie, or spoonerism.
- Artist:Alain Souchon
- Album:Écoutez d'où ma peine vient (2008)