Translation of Les Aventures De Gérard Lambert from French to English
April 14, '77
In the suburb where it's night
The little road is deserted
Gérard Lambert is going home
In the distance, mopeds are screaming
There, I've set the scene
Created the atmosphere of my song
It smells of fear, it reeks of death
I like this vibe, don't you? Oh well
Here is the actual story
Here is the plot of my song
Gérard Lambert is driving very fast
The wind rushes into his jacket
In the distance, the bourgeois sleep like fools
When suddenly, the drama occurs
Just at the exit of a turn
There's no more gas in the bike
Gérard Lambert is furious
You shouldn't have, Gérard Lambert
Gone to Rungis that night
You should have stayed at your mother's
Like a good son
He puts his moped on the stand
Sits on the ground and thinks
In this suburb of shantytowns
There's not a single open gas station at night
In the distance, a siren fades away
What am I going to do, damn it?
I'm not going to walk home
The more he worries, the worse it gets
When suddenly, an idea comes to him
I'll siphon a liter or two
From the tank of this car
And then I'll puncture the tires
Just for fun, for pleasure
I need to let off some steam
I'm annoyed
Once his misdeed is done
Gérard Lambert is about to leave
The moped won't start
It's God punishing him
You shouldn't have, Gérard Lambert
Gone to Rungis that night
You should have stayed at your mother's
Like a good son
So for half an hour
He fiddles with the engine
He's exhausted, he's sweating
He's got grease up to his elbows
In the distance, the day is breaking
As usual
At that moment, a guy arrives
A little thug with blond hair
And he says to him like in books
Please draw me a sheep
A naked woman or a gun
A switchblade, a moped
Anything you want, buddy, you're free
But draw me something cool
In the distance, nothing else happens
At least it seems to me
Then with a well-placed wrench blow
Right between the eyes, bam-bam-bam
Gérard Lambert smashes the head
Of the Little Prince, damn it
Don't mess with Gérard Lambert
When he's fixing his moped
That's the moral of my song
I think it's cool
Don't you? Oh well
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