Pleure pas Boulou [English translation]

There are two children who are sitting

On the edge of the sidewalk

It's five o'clock and school is done

They tell each other stories

What is life for you, tell me, said the little one

Eating ice cream and whatnot, said the big one

I like ice cream, but I don't like whatnot too much

I prefer chocolate one hundred times more

La, la. Don't cry Boulou

La, la, la. We will change everything

My father isn't convenient

It starts with one too many drinks

I spend the nights behind the dresser

The neighbors call the police because of the noise

At home it's maybe nicer

Responded the little one, apparently

My old man left my house

Mom says that he doesn't miss me

I wish that he was still here

La, la. Don't cry Boulou

La, la, la. We will change everything

La, la. Don't cry Boulou

La, la, la. We will change everything

You know, my mother always has

Tears in her eyes

There are days where I would like to understand

You know, older people

It drives them crazy to be old

I'm going to explain to you, you're going to understand

The more one grows up and the worse it is

It's less funny

The less we are cheerful and the less

We have a good laugh, obviously

The less we are small and more it's less

That we are not grown-up

And this is why she is so sad and that's it

La, la. Don't cry Boulou

La, la, la. We will change everything

La, la. Don't cry Boulou

La, la, la. We will change everything

Goodbye little one, I have to go home, said the big one

Stay with me a little more, said the little one

I still have to wait outside a moment

My mother only comes home close to 8:30.

There are two children who are sitting

On the edge of the sidewalk

There is a big one and a little one next to him

Goodbye little guy!

See you tomorrow, if you're still here

There, there. Don't cry Boulou

There, there, there. We will change everything

There, there, there. Don't cry Boulou

There, there, there. We will change everything

• Artist:Pierre Bachelet
• Album:Quelque part... c'est toujours ailleurs (1989)