Translation of Chanson Pour Pierrot from French to English
You weren't born in the street
You weren't born in the gutter
You're not a lost child
Not a bastard child
Since you were only born in my head
And you live in my skin
I built your planet
Deep in my brain
Pierrot, my kid, my brother, my buddy
My friend, you keep me warm
Pierrot
I've been dreaming of you for so long
I've been inventing you for so long
Not seeing you, I'm dying
But I feel you in my belly
The day you show up
I'll stop drinking, I promise
At least, for a whole week
It will be hard, but so be it
Pierrot, my kid, my brother, my buddy
My friend, you keep me warm
Pierrot
Whether you're a princess's son
Or you're a son of nothing
You will be a son of tenderness
You won't be an orphan
But I don't know your mother
I'm looking for her in vain
I only know the misery
Of being all alone on the path
Pierrot, my kid, my brother, my buddy
My friend, you keep me warm
Pierrot
In a corner of my head
There's already your trousseau
A pair of jeans, a moped
A pair of Santiago
You won't go to school
I'll teach you the swear words
We'll play football
We'll go to the bar
Pierrot, my kid, my brother, my buddy
My friend, you keep me warm
Pierrot
You won't wash your hands
Before coming to the table
And you'll call me a drunk
When I steal your schoolbag
I'll teach you songs
You'll find them stupid
You might be right
But I'll be hurt anyway
Pierrot, my kid, my brother, my buddy
My friend, you keep me warm
Pierrot
Come on, come my Pierrot
You'll be the leader of my gang
I'll pass on my knife to you
I'll teach you the tricks of the trade
Come on, come my friend
I've found you a mom
The three of us, it will be good
Come on, come, I'm waiting for you
Pierrot, my kid, my brother, my buddy
My friend, you keep me warm
Pierrot