La vérité [English translation]

The first to speak always becomes a scapegoat

To start with, you kill him

Then you get used to it

You cut his tongue, you say he is raving mad

Then the second one

May speak without trouble

The first one to tell the truth

He will be executed

I claim they offered me a lot of money

To sell my chances

In the Tour de France

The Tour is a show that many people love

And in a show

There's no miracle

The racer has told the truth

He will be executed

In Chicago a newsman died in the street

He won't talk anymore

About everything he knew

Poor President, all your witnesses have disappeared

They keep silent in unisson

The thirteen died

The witness has told the truth

He will be executed

The world should get drunk with speeches, not wine

Remain in the line

Follow the rules

In Moscow a poet at the writers' Association

Blows in the soup

The group is enjoying

The poet has told the truth

He will be executed

How many men who disappeared one day said No

In a convenient death

Their bodies pass out

Nobody remembers their eyes or their name

Their undying words

Still ring true

The unknown has told the truth

He will be executed

A young man with long hair was climbing the Golgotha

The mindless crowd

Was rejoycing

Pilate was right not to shoot at random

In a way it was wiser

To kill a single man

That young man has told the truth

He will be executed

Tonight with you I broke the rule of the game

I broke the rule

Of sparrows and eagles

You are scared for me as you know I

Risk your disapproval

Your ripe tomatoes

My song has told the truth

You are going to execute me

My song has told the truth

You are going to execute me

• Artist:Guy Béart