La valse à sale temps [English translation]

The waltz that has set the time.

Here we go, it's started.

The world is rotten, worthless.

It's worth nothing but shit...

Here we go!

It's life, it's life

It's the life of today

It's the waltz of the bad times

That drops you that picks you up

It's life, it's life

That says "no", that says "yes"

It's the waltz of the bad times

Queen of hassles

It's life, it's life

It's the life of today

It's the waltz of the bad times

Of the children of Heaven

It's life, it's life

It's this modern life

It's the waltz of the bad times

That drops you that picks you up

It's life, it's life

It's the life of today

It's the waltz of the bad times

That Madame Satan dances

And here we go!

It's the waltz of the bad times

That drops you that picks you up (2X)

It's the story of a poor man

In his poor house

Fucking his poor wife

In really poor fashion

In his poor bed

With his poor tool

He had a poor child

Who lived poorly

It's the waltz of the bad times

It's the story of a girl

In love with a boy

His name was Cerise

Her name was Gaston

Here we go!

It's the story of a poor man

In his poor house

Fucking his poor wife

In really poor fashion

It's the story of a girl

Who was in love with a boy

His name was Cerise

Her name was Gaston

In his poor bed

With his poor tool

He had a poor child

Who lived poorly

Turn off the light, love… (x6)

• Artist:Manu Chao
• Album:Sibérie m'était contéee (2004)