Le roi [English translation]

No certainly, it is not built,

No certainly, it is not built

On sand, his dynasty,

On sand, his dynasty.

There is few chances that we

Dethrone the king of fools.

He can sleep, this sovereign,

He can sleep, this sovereign,

Like a baby, serene,1

Like a baby, serene.

There is few chances that we

Dethrone the king of fools.

Me, you , him, her, we, you, them,

Me, you , him, her, we, you, them,

Everybody follows him, docile,

Everybody follows him, docile.

There is few chances that we

Dethrone the king of fools.

It is possible, however,

It is possible, however,

That we depose the shah of Iran,

That we depose the shah of Iran,

But there is small chances that we

Dethrone the king of fools.

That one day we'll say : "It is over",

That one day we'll say : "It is over"

To the little king of Jordan,

To the little king of Jordan,

But there is small chances that we

Dethrone the king of fools.

That in Abyssinie we recuse,

That in Abyssinie we recuse,

The king of kings, the good Negus,

The king of kings, the good Negus,

But there is small chances that we

Dethrone the king of fools.

For, on the tune of a fandango,

For, on the tune of a fandango,

We send off old Franco,

We send off old Franco,

But there is few chances that we

Dethrone the king of fools.

For the crown of England,

For the crown of England,

Tonight, tomorrow, rolls on the floor,

Tonight, tomorrow, rolls on the floor,

But there is few chances that we

Dethrone the king of fools.

That, as it happened before,

That, as it happened before,

Marianne to be overthrown2

Marianne to be overthrown

But there is few chances that we

Dethrone the king of fools.

1. Literally "sleeping on both ears.2. Marianne is the symbol of the french republic.