Tombés des nues [English translation]

I came , but of course I didn't come

To hear them say me 'Welcome'

But my stomach needs some substance

Tell me 'What's the menu today ?'

I'm not barefoot but my head is in the clouds

My heart is warm and without pretending

There was no need to make such a big deal out of it

In the country of Mont-Blanc

{ Chorus ( x2 ) }

Without one noise , sandwiched without laughing and without having dinner

Without one mistake , without doubting and even without the idea

That you never get invited when you have

No money , no shoes or even no papers

I came , but of course I didn't come

For sun or the seaside

Because I'm already tanned by birth

And I didn't know winter before

I was barefoot , my head was in the clouds

My heart was warm and I was pretending

To be that guy just passing by

In the country of Mont-Blanc

{ Chorus ( x2 ) }

I came and I caressed vines

And how to say it ? I was waiting for grapes

But I've only seen the lines of these fruits

I was told they only drink vine there

I came and I didn't know yet

That people are afraid of their neighbors there

And I've seen only the curtains of all these homes

That have never said me 'Come on in'

I came , it wasn't in the moonlight

I was said 'Go look for your gold'

No ! I didn't come to make a fortune

In this adventure , wearing a beaver fur coat

My face is a page you can't tear

I know I will certainly not be

{ Chorus ( x2 ) }

I came , but of course I didn't come

To hear them say me 'Welcome'

But my stomach needs some substance

Tell me 'What's the menu today ?'

I came but I said it with such a face

That they weren't that happy to receive me

I can't say , I can't say dear Leon

That they played the accordion for me

My face is a page you can't tear

I know I will certainly not be

{ Chorus ( x2 ) }