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| A Satirical and Sensible French Song |
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| Written by Alice Poon (潘慧嫻) | |
| Saturday, 14 July 2012 | |
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I just can’t stop. I’ve found another French song that I like very much.
This one is by Zazie and has witty and poetic lyrics set in satire. This song
is a powerful wakeup call to all mankind who are the ultimate Earth Destroyer.
I’m inclined to think that it’s human greed that drives an incurable addiction
to wasteful consumption, which causes steady destruction of the Earth. In the
end, greed will destroy humankind – in a vicious circle. Link to the song:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05fRI9CkL7k&feature=my_favorites&list=FLlMBDFYTe8MGL_Z6TJc6LOg Je Suis Un Homme (French Lyrics): Je suis un homme de Cro-Magnon Je suis un singe ou un poisson Sur la terre en toute saison Moi je tourne en rond, je tourne en rond Je suis un seul puis des millions Je suis un homme au coeur de lion A la guerre en toute saison Moi je tourne en rond, je tourne en rond Je suis un homme plein d’ambition Belle voiture et belle maison Dans la chambre ou dans la salon Moi je tourne en rond, je tourne en rond Je fais l’amour et la revolution Je fais le tour de la question J’avance, avance a reculons Et je tourne en rond, je tourne en rond Tu vois, j’suis pas un homme Je suis le roi de l’illusion Au fond, qu’on me pardonne Je suis le roi, le roi des cons Je fais le monde a ma facon Coule dans l’or et le beton Corps en cage, coeur en prison Moi je tourne en rond, je tourne en rond Assis devant ma television Je suis de l’homme, la negation Pur produit de consommation Oui, mon compte et bon, mon compte et bon Tu vois, j’suis pas un homme Je suis le roi de l’illusion Au fond, qu’on me pardonne Je suis le roi, le roi des cons C’est moi, le maitre du feu Le maitre du jeu Le maitre du monde Et vois ce que j’en ai fait Une terre glacee, une terre brulee La terre des hommes que Les hommes abandonnent Je suis un homme au pied du mur Comme une erreur de la nature Sur la terre sans d’autres raisons Moi je tourne en rond, je tourne en rond Je suis un homme mais je mesure Toute l’horreur de ma nature Pour ma peine, ma punition Moi je tourne en rond, je tourne en rond Je suis un homme mais je mesure Toute l’horreur de ma nature Pour ma peine, ma punition Moi je tourne en rond, je tourne en rond Moi je tourne en rond, je tourne en rond My English Rendition of the Lyrics of “Je Suis Un Homme” (“I am a Man”): I am a man, of prehistoric times I am a monkey, or a fish On the earth in all times Me, I go round in circles, go round in circles I am one, but then of a million I am a man, with the heart of a lion Going to war all the time Me, I go round in circles, go round in circles I am a man, full of ambition Beautiful car, and beautiful house In the bedroom or in the parlor Me, I go round in circles, go round in circles I make love, and revolution I ponder over and over on a question I go forward, forward to be backward And I go round in circles, go round in circles You see, I’m not a man I am the King of Illusion Basically, if you’ll pardon me I am the king, the King of Idiots I fashion the world in my own way Cast in gold and in concrete Body in a cage, heart in a prison Me, I go round in circles, go round in circles Seated in front of my television I am a man, of passivity Pure product of consumption Yes, I’m good at counting, good at counting You see, I’m not a man I am the King of Illusion Basically, if you’ll pardon me I am the king, the King of Idiots It is me, the Master of Fire The Master of Games The Master of the World And look what I’ve done to it An earth frozen up, an earth burnt down The earth of men that Men have abandoned I am a man at the end of my rope Like an error that nature has made On the earth without any other reasons Me, I go round in circles, go round in circles I am a man but I take count Of all the horror of my nature For my penalty, my punishment Me, I go round in circles, go round in circles I am a man but I take count Of all the horror of my nature For my penalty, my punishment Me, I go round in circles, go round in circles Me, I go round in circles, go round in circles
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  written by Keith Llewellin, July 16, 2012
Thanks for this French protest song. The French are good at such songs, their national anthem is a protest song: 'contre nous de la tyrannie' - 'we're up against tyrants'. I like Jacques Brel's song that starts: 'Monsieur le president, je viens de recevoir mes papiers militaires pour aller a la guerre...' written at the time of the French Algerian war. I first heard it in France in the 60's. He tells the President of the Republic what he can do with his call up papers. They don't mince their words! English protest songs are much more gentle: 'Where have all the flowes gone...', 'Down by the riverside', 'We shall overcome', for example. By the way, the following link goes straight to her performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hGSsO...e=related.
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