La Boîte [English translation]

Listen to the story

Difficult to believe

But I’m a good egg

And I don’t know what came over me

My mate shows up

Trembling and sweating too

He offers me a box

And says to me “I beg you

I’d like you to look after it

As a good friend

Keep it safe and sound

Hidden out of sight”

He left in a whirl

Faster than his shadow

His car already rumbling

From far off in Paris

Out of friendship I want to be your alibi

To say to your wife that we went out

To pretend you're winning at tennis

In a pinch, I can even lend you a few bucks

Or a jumper if you have a cold

At PES I let you have Spain 1

I would fight if it’s necessary to fight

Yes but what to do with this box?

Adhesive tape

Sealed the package

Only alternative

To see what it contained

Was to shake the packet

Ears listening out

The packaging crackled

But apart from that, nothing

So it’s not a Ming vase

That would have gone “bling bling”

Perhaps it’s a kidnapping

A finger or a hand

But my mate involved in butchery

That's a bit of a stretch

He works at the Matmut 2

So I think it unlikely

Out of friendship I want to be your alibi

To say to your wife that we went out

To play tennis, to do whatever to help you

In a pinch, I can even lend you a few bucks

Or a jumper if you have a cold

At PES I let you have Spain

I would fight if it’s necessary to fight

Yes but what to do with this box?

I had some murky dreams

Mountains of coke

A guy with a gruff voice

And a Sicilian accent

Was plunging me in acid

I thought of suicide

Until the moment you decide

One morning to come

And take back your box

A delicate question

I told you I was eager

To know what it contains

When you answered me

I gave you your due

For sure we agreed

That I will say nothing

Out of friendship I want to be your alibi

To say to your wife that we went out

To play tennis, to do whatever to help you

In a pinch, I can even lend you a few bucks

Or a jumper if you have a cold

At PES I let you have Spain

I would fight if it’s necessary to fight

To keep quiet what there was in that box?

1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2. Insurance firm