Pour faire une jam [English translation]

Ta ba da ba da ba da ba da ...

Some nights when I get bored

I know a spot in Paris

Where we come together with friends

to have a jam (Session)

Each of us taking his instrument

Be it string or wind

Lets his spirit speak

To have a jam

As I am not a musician

But I still really like it

I clap my hands to the beat and sing

Ta ba da ba da ba da ba da ...

Because when we are in this mood

Who cares about the words

What matter is that it swings

To have a jam

Ta ba da ba da ba da ba da ...

As quick as a flash we lose

The notion of place and time

And we forget our troubles

To have a jam

It's time, time for improvisation

The chorus and the tributes

Because we play with passion

To have a jam

our elders think there's something wrong

with our outbursts of joy

But basically what do we do wrong by singing

Ta ba da ba da ba da ba da ...

We are in our shirtsleeves because it gets really hot

We put our shoulders to the wheel with half-closed eyes

the hotter it gets, the better

To have a jam

Ta ba da ba da ba da ba da ...

Our sorrows, our joys, our drunkenness

Dances and rhythms get along well

It takes the confidence of youth

To have a jam

The drums roll, the bass cracks

The piano sings, the brass chimes in

From all sides the notes are clacking

To have a jam

When you have jazz in your blood

And right down to your fingertips

And that you are taken one hundred percent, you sing

Ta ba da ba da ba da ba da ...

At dawn, on the sidewalk

With drawn features and pale faces

We reluctantly part ways

Saying with hearts full of hope

So long folks see you around

For the next jam

• Artist:Charles Aznavour