Les Ricains [English translation]

If Yankees1 weren't there,

You'd all live in Germanyland2

Talking about whatever,

Greeting whoever.

Of course, years have passed

And guns changed hands

But is it a good reason to forget

That one day we needed it?

A guy from Georgia

And who was jerking you around

Has died on Normandy beaches

One morning when you weren't over there.

Of course, years have passed

And we became friends.

At the Veterans of Foreign Wars'3

Some say they have fallen for nothing

[But] If the Yankees weren't there

You'd all live in Germanyland

Talking about whatever,

Greeting whoever.

1. "Ricains" is a short name for Americans, usually pejorative.2. Implied that some parts of France would be German3. Lots of French associations work hard to keep WW2 memory alive

• Artist:Michel Sardou