Saute en l'air [English translation]

Heavy is the weighty passer-by

Just as elephants are, too

Who does press men against the asphalt?

Their Daisies follow, looking at the effect they have

Who, from Equator up to the poles

Did put that burden we have on our shoulders?

Is it the sky, Baudelaire’s lid1

That flattens us, pins us against the ground?

I figured it out, how horrendous

Earth’s like a vacuum cleaner

That wants our body, sucks it down, hopes for it

She wants you, don’t let her do it

Jump in the air

Since we’re inescapably sinking

Into dust, lil' brother

Jump in the air

Hold my hand if you’re scared

My little kangaroo, my lil' sister

Jump in the air

We tense all our muscles

To escape from that flesh-eater

Cling on to the ceiling, grab the lamps

So the Earth won’t eat you, gobble you

Jump in the air

Fresh mimosa, soft grass

Being above or below doesn’t feel the same

Jesus was swallowed, but he resisted

He jumped up, so c’mon! Now it’s your turn!

Jump in the air

1. A reference to a well-known poem from Baudelaire, "Spleen" : « Quand le ciel bas et lourd pèse comme un couvercle… » ("When the low and heavy sky weighs like a lid...")