The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Bonsoir
Ton véhicule n'a pas l'air d'avoir de passager
Peux-tu, veux-tu me recevoir
Sans trop te déranger?
Mes bottes ne feront pas trop d'échos dans ton couloir
Pas de bruit avec mes adieux
Pas pour nous les moments perdus
En attendant un uncertain au-revoir
Parce que j'ai la folie
Oui j'ai la folie
Oui c'est la folie
Oui c'est la folie
Oui c'est la folie
Oui c'est la folie
Il était une fois un étudiant
Qui voulait fort, comme en literature
Sa copine, elle était si douce
Qu'il pouvait presque, en la mangeant
Rejeter tous les vices
Repousser tous les mals
Détruire toute beauté
Qui par ailleurs, n'avait jamais été ses complices
Parce qu'il avait la folie
Il avait la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Et si parfois l'on fait des confessions
À qui les raconter?
Même le bon dieu nous a laissé tomber
Un autre endroit, une autre vie
Eh oui, c'est une autre histoire
Mais à qui tout raconter?
Chez les ombres de la nuit?
Au petit matin, au petit gris
Combien de crimes ont été commis?
Contre les mensonges et soi-disant les lois du cœur
Combien sont là à cause de la folie?
Parce qu'ils ont la folie
Ils ont la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
La folie
La folie
La folie
La folie
La folie
Ton véhicule n'a pas l'air d'avoir de passager
Peux-tu, veux-tu me recevoir
Sans trop te déranger?
Mes bottes ne feront pas trop d'échos dans ton couloir
Pas de bruit avec mes adieux
Pas pour nous les moments perdus
En attendant un uncertain au-revoir
Parce que j'ai la folie
Oui j'ai la folie
Oui c'est la folie
Oui c'est la folie
Oui c'est la folie
Oui c'est la folie
Il était une fois un étudiant
Qui voulait fort, comme en literature
Sa copine, elle était si douce
Qu'il pouvait presque, en la mangeant
Rejeter tous les vices
Repousser tous les mals
Détruire toute beauté
Qui par ailleurs, n'avait jamais été ses complices
Parce qu'il avait la folie
Il avait la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Et si parfois l'on fait des confessions
À qui les raconter?
Même le bon dieu nous a laissé tomber
Un autre endroit, une autre vie
Eh oui, c'est une autre histoire
Mais à qui tout raconter?
Chez les ombres de la nuit?
Au petit matin, au petit gris
Combien de crimes ont été commis?
Contre les mensonges et soi-disant les lois du cœur
Combien sont là à cause de la folie?
Parce qu'ils ont la folie
Ils ont la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
Oui, c'est la folie
La folie
La folie
La folie
La folie
La folie
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Pretty good attempt, i'll up the stakes further<br /> <br /> Bonsoir<br /> <br /> Good Evening<br /> <br /> Ton vehicule n'a pas l
air davoir de passager<br /> <br /> Your vehicle doesn't seem to have a passanger<br /> <br /> Peux-tu: Veux tu me recevoir<br /> <br /> Can you: Would you let me in<br /> <br /> Sans trop te deranger?<br /> <br /> Without disturbing you too much?<br /> <br /> Mes bottes ne feront pas trop d`echos dans ton couloir<br /> <br /> My boots won't echo too much in your corridor<br /> <br /> Pas de bruit avec mes adieux<br /> <br /> No noise accompanies my parting<br /> <br /> Pas pour nous les moments perdus<br /> <br /> No lost moments for us<br /> <br /> En attendant un uncertain au-revoir<br /> <br /> Waiting for an uncertain goodbye<br /> <br /> Parce que-j'ai la folie, oui c'est la folie<br /> <br /> Because I'm mad, yes it's madness<br /> <br /> Il etait une fois un etudiant<br /> <br /> One time there was a student<br /> <br /> Qui voulait fort, comme en literature<br /> <br /> Who had a great desire, as they say in books<br /> <br /> Sa copine, elle etait si douce<br /> <br /> His girlfriend, she was so sweet<br /> <br /> Qu'il pouvait presque, en la management<br /> <br /> That he could almost, by eating her<br /> <br /> Rejeter tous les vices<br /> <br /> Reject all vices<br /> <br /> Repousser tou les mals<br /> <br /> Repulse everything bad<br /> <br /> Detruire toutes beautes<br /> <br /> Destroy all beauty<br /> <br /> Qui par ailleurs, n'avait jamais ete ses complices<br /> <br /> Which anyway, had never been his accomplices.<br /> <br /> Parces qu'il avait la folie, oui, c'est la folie<br /> <br /> Because he was mad, yes it's madness<br /> <br /> Et si parfois l'on fait des confessions<br /> <br /> And if the time comes to make a confession <br /> <br /> A qui les raconter - meme le bon dieu nous a laisse tomber<br /> <br /> Who can you confess to - even the good God has deserted us<br /> <br /> Un autre endroit, une autre vie<br /> <br /> Another place, another life<br /> <br /> Eh oui, c'est une autre histoire<br /> <br /> And yes, it's another story<br /> <br /> Mais a qui tou raconter?<br /> <br /> But who can you tell it all?<br /> <br /> Chez les ombres de la nuit?<br /> <br /> In teh shadows of the night?<br /> <br /> Au petit matin, au petit gris<br /> <br /> At dawn, at dusk<br /> <br /> Combien de crimes ont ete commis<br /> <br /> How many crimes have been committed<br /> <br /> Contre les mensonges et soi disant les lois du coeur<br /> <br /> Against lies and so called laws of the heart<br /> <br /> Combien sont la a cause de la folie<br /> <br /> How many are here because of madness<br /> <br /> Parce qu'il ont la folie <br /> <br /> Because they are madIts not repulse all males