L'incendie à Rio [English translation]

Dead of night, a siren

Calls out all firemen.

The whole of Rio awakens

To see the coffee-plant burn

There is not a single minute

To lose or else all the district

Will burn, yes but

Meanwhile, in the barracks

One can hear the firemen quack

What have we done with the pipes?

The big ladder, fire hoses?

What have we done with the pipes?

Let's not panick, we. just need these...

But, over there, the fire is raging

And the sky is black with smoke

On every floor, people keep saying

What are they doing, those firemen blokes?

There is not a single minute

To lose or else all the district

Will burn, yes but

Meanwhile, in the barracks

One can hear the firemen quack

What have we done with the pipes?

The big ladder, fire hoses?

What have we done with the pipes?

Let's not panick, we. just need these...

Early morning, easy to guess

The whole. district was charred

There were only ruins, no less

On hundreds of square yards!

When, suddenly, in early dawn,

People saw a fireman hurry

Shouting : I've been sent by the captain

Tells you not to be angry.

We have found the pipes back

The fire-hoses, the big ladder

But the lorry has a breakdown

'n er....

We' re looking for the jack

La la la la la

• Artist:Sacha Distel