Le fils unique [English translation]

He’s got his little shop

He multiplies the loaves wrapped in plastic

He’s a decent guy, a little bit eccentric

As only sons often are

He has his little business

He gives brollies to girls in rain showers

Offers his arm to the lady crossing the road

A modern guy, in jeans and Converse

But as he knows what’s going on

As he’s neither blind nor deaf

Under his linen jacket

He wears his bullet-proof vest

And as he has understood very well

The world we live in

He never goes out without

His elegant little Colt

He’s loaded with class

He speaks bewitching words, words that take flight

Over the rooftops, parables

He says “Above all, you mustn’t panic”

He speaks with his hands clasped together

Of his father in the sky, of his sainted mother

Who could walk without leaving a footprint

He says “Be cool, have no fear”.

But as he knows what’s going on

As he’s neither blind nor deaf

Under his linen jacket

He wears his bullet-proof vest

And as he has understood very well

The world we live in

He never goes out without

His elegant little Colt

He’s not at all who you think

Him, he’s got 35 years behind him

His fiancée Marie Marlene

He sees her every weekend

He has friends well placed

At the bar of certain cafes

The gang he hangs out with

They number about a dozen

He tells them that everything will change in the end

That everything will turn out well

That everything will change in the end

He tells them that everything will change in the end

That everything will turn out well

That everything will change in the end

But as he knows what’s going on

As he’s neither blind nor deaf

And as he has understood very, very well

He’s a decent guy, a little bit eccentric

As only sons often are

• Artist:Francis Cabrel