Des hommes pareils [English translation]

You, you are and we, we are

You, you are and we, we are

men all the same

more or less naked under the Sun

Same hearts between the same shoulders.

What do they teach you in school

if the most important gets forgotten there ?

We share the same kingdom

where you, you stand and we, we stand...

Me, I have islands and lakes

Me, I have three fishes in a bag

Me, I wear a crucifix

Me, I pray on a mat

Me, I rule and I decide

Me, I got but a few dimes

Me, I sleep on a bamboo bed

Me, I'm a marabout1 -doctor

And we are

men all the same

More or less far from the Sun

White, black, red, yellow, creole

What do they teach you in school

if the most important is missing ?

Alike up to the last atom

You, you are and we, we are...

Me, I dye my hair and use make-up

Me, my dogs stand guard

Me, I booby-trapped my house

Me, I live in cardboard boxes

Me, I'll be 100 in two days

Me, I never made love

We, children, nephews and nieces,

we all sleep in the same room.

Whatever we deem ourself worth of

we all swim in the same fishtank.

We share the same kingdom

where you, you stand and we, we stand

where we are men all the same

more or less naked under the Sun

all reaching up for the hope to live.

What are you taught by these books

if the most important is not written in them?

I prefer this world of many colors

where you, you stand and we, we stand...

men all the same...

1. for our cousins from Québec, no ill-tempered man is intended here

• Artist:Francis Cabrel
• Album:Des roses et des orties (2008)