Le vent [English translation]

If, by chance,

on the Arts bridge1,

you come across the wind, the mischievous wind,

Prudence, look out for your petticoat!

If, by chance,

on the Arts bridge,

you come across the wind, the impudent wind,

Prudent, look out for your hat!

Jackases and righteous people

speak ill of the raging wind

which turns woods around, blows away roofs, lifts up skirts...

For jackasses and for righteous people,

the wind, I warant you,

doesn't care a fig2, and is quite right not to3!

If, by chance,

on the Arts bridge,

you come across the wind, the mischievous wind,

Prudence, look out for your petticoat!

If, by chance,

on the Arts bridge,

you come across the wind, the impudent wind,

Prudent, look out for your hat!

Of course if you base your ideas

only on what is blindingly obvious,

the wind seems to be a wild thing loving to harm everyone...

But careful attention

shows that it's from the annoying people

that it prefers to choose the victims for its little games!

If, by chance,

on the Arts bridge,

you come across the wind, the mischievous wind,

Prudence, look out for your petticoat!

If, by chance,

on the Arts bridge,

you come across the wind, the impudent wind,

Prudent, look out for your hat!

1. a footbridge across the Seine in Paris, 130m long and 10m wide, linking the Quai du Louvre and the Quai de Conti. It was named "des Arts" because the Palais du Louvre was sometimes called the Palais des Arts2. cares about as much as it does for colin-tampon; colin-timpon simply means "something not worth caring about"; for more information see footnote 5 to the translationof Jeanne at https://lyricstranslate.com/es/jeanne-jeanne.html-03. lit: and that's justice

• Artist:Georges Brassens