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Translation
Someone Has to Laugh
Someone has to laugh, oh someone has to laugh!
Before the sky collapses on our heads
Someone has to laugh, oh someone has to laugh!
To keep the sky from collapsing down on us
Our ancestors the Gauls
Blonde hair and [their] heads full of wood
Grand mustaches and big hobbyhorses
They never knew how to show refrain.
Someone has to laugh, oh someone has to laugh!
Before the sky collapses on our heads
Someone has to laugh, oh someone has to laugh!
To keep the sky from collapsing down on us
Our ancestors the Gauls
Lived in wooden huts
These druids packed in three-by-three
Under the mistletoe, they sang in full tone
Someone has to laugh, oh someone has to laugh!
Before the sky collapses on our heads
Someone has to laugh, oh someone has to laugh!
To keep the sky from collapsing down on us
Our ancestors the Gauls
They went in droves to Alesia 1
The barbarians were there
For the Gauls, they say, it was a disaster! 2
Someone has to laugh, oh someone has to laugh!
Before the sky collapses on our heads
Someone has to laugh, oh someone has to laugh!
To keep the sky from collapsing down on us
Our ancestors the Gauls
Invented tobacco
And it's because of this stuff
They fought for the pipes in their arms
Someone has to laugh, oh someone has to laugh!
Before the sky collapses on our heads
Someone has to laugh, oh someone has to laugh!
To keep the sky from collapsing down on us
Our ancestors the Gauls
Did something wrong to be a grandfather
But that's why we are here
And why the Gauls do the cha-cha
Someone has to laugh, oh someone has to laugh!
Before the sky collapses on our heads
Someone has to laugh, oh someone has to laugh!
To keep the sky from collapsing down on us (x2)
Thanks! ❤ | ||
Submitted by Vladimir4757 on 2019-12-17
Author's comments:
Alright, I'm momentarily here just because of this one song. I've been listening to Henri Salvador and this song caught my eye. No translations at all, so I said "screw it" and put my hat in the ring. And now I realize my French is VERY rusty so I need a lot of help sadly.
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Henri Salvador: Top 3
1. | Maladie d'amour |
2. | Jardin d'hiver |
3. | Petite fleur |
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