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Adieu l'Émile je t'aimais bien
Adieu l'Émile je t'aimais bien tu sais
On a chanté les mêmes vins
On a chanté les mêmes filles
On a chanté les mêmes chagrins

Adieu l'Émile je vais mourir
C'est dur de mourir au printemps tu sais
Mais je pars aux fleurs la paix dans l'âme
Car vu que tu es bon comme du pain blanc
Je sais que tu prendras soin de ma femme

Je veux qu'on rie
Je veux qu'on danse
Je veux qu'on s'amuse comme des fous
Je veux qu'on rie
Je veux qu'on danse
Quand c'est qu'on me mettra dans le trou

Adieu Curé je t'aimais bien
Adieu Curé je t'aimais bien tu sais
On n'était pas du même bord
On n'était pas du même chemin
Mais on cherchait le même port

Adieu Curé je vais mourir
C'est dur de mourir au printemps tu sais
Mais je pars aux fleurs la paix dans l'âme
Car vu que tu étais son confident
Je sais que tu prendras soin de ma femme

Je veux qu'on rie
Je veux qu'on danse
Je veux qu'on s'amuse comme des fous
Je veux qu'on rie
Je veux qu'on danse
Quand c'est qu'on me mettra dans le trou

Adieu l'Antoine je t'aimais pas bien
Adieu l'Antoine je t'aimais pas bien tu sais
J'en crève de crever aujourd'hui
Alors que toi tu es bien vivant
Et même plus solide que l'ennui

Adieu l'Antoine je vais mourir
C'est dur de mourir au printemps tu sais
Mais je pars aux fleurs la paix dans l'âme
Car vu que tu étais son amant
Je sais que tu prendras soin de ma femme

Je veux qu'on rie
Je veux qu'on danse
Je veux qu'on s'amuse comme des fous
Je veux qu'on rie
Je veux qu'on danse
Quand c'est qu'on me mettra dans le trou

Adieu ma femme je t'aimais bien
Adieu ma femme je t'aimais bien tu sais
Mais je prends le train pour le Bon Dieu
Je prends le train qui est avant le tien
Mais on prend tous le train qu'on peut

Adieu ma femme je vais mourir
C'est dur de mourir au printemps tu sais
Mais je pars aux fleurs les yeux fermés ma femme
Car vu que je les ai fermés souvent
Je sais que tu prendras soin de mon âme

Je veux qu'on rie
Je veux qu'on danse
Je veux qu'on s'amuse comme des fous
Je veux qu'on rie
Je veux qu'on danse
Quand c'est qu'on me mettra dans le trou
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Cover art for Le Moribond lyrics by Beirut

So...I'm assuming people know that this song is originally sung by Jacques Brel in the 60's?

Cover art for Le Moribond lyrics by Beirut

amazing!

Cover art for Le Moribond lyrics by Beirut

now i wish i took french instead of spanish, haha.

Cover art for Le Moribond lyrics by Beirut

rough translation: Goodbye Émile I liked you a lot Goodbye Émile I liked you a lot you know We sang the same wines We sang the same girls We sang the same grief(s)

Goodbye Émile I'm going to die It's hard dieing in the spring, you know But I leave (at/to) the flowers peace in my soul Cause look/we saw that you are good like white bread I know you will take care of my girl/wife

I wish we would laugh I wish we would dance I wish we would have fun like crazies I wish we would laugh I wish we would dance When will they put me in the hole

Goodbye Curé I liked you a lot Goodbye Curé I liked you a lot you know We were not on the same side We were not on the same path But we searched for the same port

Goodbye Curé I'm going to die It's hard dieing in the spring, you know But I leave (at/to) the flowers peace in my soul Cause look/we saw that you are their confidant I know you will take care of my girl/wife

I wish we would laugh I wish we would dance I wish we would have fun like crazies I wish we would laugh I wish we would dance When will they put me in the hole

Goodbye Antoine I didn't like you a lot Adieu l'Antoine I didn't like you a lot you know I'm dieing to die today While you are well alive And even more solid than boredom

Goodbye l'Antoine I'm going to die It's hard dieing in the spring, you know But I leave (at/to) the flowers peace in my soul Cause look/we saw that you were his lover I know you will take care of my girl/wife

I wish we would laugh I wish we would dance I wish we would have fun like crazies I wish we would laugh I wish we would dance When will they put me in the hole

Goodbye my girl I liked you a lot Goodbye my girl I liked you a lot you know But I'm taking the train for the good lord I'm taking the train that is before yours But we all take the train that we can

Goodbye my girl I'm going to die It's hard dieing in the spring, you know But I leave (at/to) the flowers, eyes close my girl 'Cause you see I have them closed often I know you will take care of my soul

I wish we would laugh I wish we would dance I wish we would have fun like crazies I wish we would laugh I wish we would dance When will they put me in the hole

Cover art for Le Moribond lyrics by Beirut

Le moribond means the deing person in french, and in the song he is saying goodbye to people he cares about, and regret for not being more spontaneos in life.

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also the emile he talks about could be the french writer Emile Zola, the sound clip in nantes, is from the french movie the human beast which is based off one of his books? maybe i dont know.

Cover art for Le Moribond lyrics by Beirut

Hey! He even says so in the beginning of the version on the Elephant Gun EP

Cover art for Le Moribond lyrics by Beirut

I agree, he's going to die and he's saying goodbye to all the people in his life. I think Émile is his best friend/'partner in crime'. The person with whom he drank the same wine, courted the same girls, and shared the same sorrows.

I think Curé is his priest. They followed vastly different paths through life, but both wanted the same fate in the end (i.e. heaven).

Antoine would be his enemy (I mean, come on, he actually says 'I didn't like you a lot', which could be taken to mean 'I hated you'), perhaps even his woman's lover (in which case one of the lines should read 'cause look/we saw that you were HER lover).

The last verses are obviously his wife or girlfriend.

Just my take on this amazing song.

i love old french music. i wasn't aware that this ep existed and got super excited when i saw beirut covered it...after i randomly found the ep hanging out on my itunes.

 
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