C'est déjà ça [English translation]

Though I know that in Belleville1 street

nothing is meant for me.

But i'm in a beautiful city,

that's something at least.

So far away from my antelopes,

I make myself inconspicuous.

Walking in a European city,

that's something at least.

Oh, and I dream

of Sudan, my country suddenly rising...

Oh

Dreaming, that's something at least, at least.

There is a green plastic bag

dangling from my arm.

In my green bag there is air.

That's something at least.

When I dance as I walk

in those jellabas,

that makes the passers-by smile.

That's something at least.

Oh, and I dream

of Sudan, my country suddenly rising...

Oh

Dreaming, that's something at least.

That's something at least, at least.

At least...

For wanting a nice music,

Sudan, my Sudan

For a democratic tune

you get your teeth smashed.

For wanting to speak of the world

Sudan, my Sudan

A world where speech is shared,

you get your teeth smashed.

Oh, and I dream

of Sudan, my country suddenly rising...

Oh

Dreaming, that's something at least.

I sit in the Belleville street

amidst a crowd,

and there the haemophiliac time

flows.

Oh, and I dream

of Sudan, my country suddenly rising...

Oh

Dreaming, that's already something.

Oh, and I dream

of Sudan, my country suddenly rising...

Oh

Dreaming, that's something at least.

That's something at least.

1. a big street in Paris in the eponymous neighbourhood. The name means "beautiful city"

• Artist:Alain Souchon
• Album:C'est déjà ça