Telecaster [English translation]

I dreamt of adventures

Of borrowing my father’s car

Of going to hang around in bars

In the style of a Rock Star, in England

I dreamt of crossing the channel

Hanging on to the hips of my Telecaster 1

It was whole nights

Delving into the mystery of rock and roll

Until finding the note

That would’ve knocked all my mates on their arses

Like a drowning man clinging to a branch

Hanging on the neck of my telecaster

I hoped there was still a free place

An hour of glory

Something between Gershwin and Mozart

Places, there wasn’t a single one left

I left to play for not a single penny

And “nowhere”

Cables soaked in beer

And amps that weigh a ton

In all the worst dives

Hanging on to the hips of my telecaster

I hoped there was still a free place

An hour of glory

Something between Hendrix and Mozart

And then I encountered that girl

It was like a shot in the arm, a bolt of lightning

I played tons of blues

In all the bars of Toulouse to please her

Standing in the white light

Hanging on to the neck of my Telecaster

1. I think this is unusual in French too, but "hanches" rhymes with "manche" and "blanche"

• Artist:Francis Cabrel
• Album:Les beaux dégâts