Mes emmerdes [English translation]

I worked

For years,

Without respite,

Day and night

To succeed [Eh, yes!]

To climb [Oh, yes!]

The summits,

Forgetting

Often in

My race against time

My friends, my loves, my troubles.

Wholeheartedly,

I ran,

Thirsty,

Obstinate,

Towards the horizon,

The illusion,

Towards the abstract,

While sacrificing,

It's heartbreaking,

I accuse myself of this now,

My friends, my loves, my troubles.

My friends, we shared everything together. [Everything!]

My loves made love very well. [Ah, yes!]

My troubles were those of my age, [Of course!]

When money, it's sad to say,

Spurred us on every day.

To be proud,

I'm proud!

Between us,

I swear it,

I've made my life.

But there is

One "but". . .

I'd give

What I have [Not all of it!]

To recover, I admit it,

My friends, my loves, my troubles.

My relatives, [Ah, my relatives. . .]

Are [Really are. . .]

High up [Very high up!]

Decorated [Very decorated!]

Influential [Very influential!]

Pot-bellied [Very pot-bellied!]

Good people [Very very good!]

They're serious [Too serious!]

But near them [Very near them!]

I always have regrets about

My friends, my loves, my troubles.

My friends were full of insouciance. [Yes!]

My loves were flaming hot [Oh. . .yes!]

My troubles, today when I think of them [Bah!]

Weren't very important

And it was a good time.

A time of hoaxes,

Squibs,

Craziness,

Orgies,

The days of matric*,

Cognac,

Refrains. . .

What makes all this,

I know it,

That I will never forget

My friends. . .my loves. . .my troubles. . .