Mieux vaut n'penser à rien que n'pas penser du tout.
Rien c'est déjà, rien c'est déjà beaucoup.
On se souvient de rien, puisqu'on oublie tout.
Rien c'est bien mieux, rien c'est bien mieux que tout.
Mieux vaut n'penser à rien que de penser à vous.
Ça ne vaut rien, ça ne m'vaut rien du tout.
Comme si de rien n'était, je pense à tous
Ces petits riens qui me venaient de vous.

Si c'était trois fois rien, trois fois rien entre nous
Evidemment, ça ne fait pas beaucoup.
Ce sont ces p'tits riens que j'ai mis bout à bout
Ces petits riens qui me venaient de vous.

Mieux vaut pleurer de rien que de rire de tout.
Pleurer pour un rien, c'est déjà beaucoup
Mais vous, vous n'avez rien dans le cœur et j'avoue
Je vous envie, je vous en veux beaucoup.
Ce sont ces p'tits riens qui me venaient de vous.
Les voulez-vous ? Tenez ! Que voulez-vous ?
Moi, je n'veux pour rien au monde, plus rien de vous.
Pour être à vous, faut être à moitié fou.

Ce sont ces p'tits riens qui me venaient de vous.
Les voulez-vous ? Tenez ! Que voulez-vous ?
Moi, je n'veux pour rien au monde, plus rien de vous.
Pour être à vous, faut être à moitié fou.


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Ces Petits Riens Lyrics as written by Serge Gainsbourg

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    This is a perfect cover of a Serge Gainsbourg's song, and Stacey Kent has a good french accent.

    I couldn't really translate it, as it's full of play on words (like a lot of Gainsbourg's songs actually), but it's about a man who was in love with a cruel woman, who didn't care about him, so now he's fed up with her and leave her.

    Sinsearon July 14, 2008   Link
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    I love Stacey Kent's voice, and she can sing in French; c'est parfait! Stacey Kent and China Forbes have to be my 2 favourite modern female jazz singers! I love their simplicity too, they are real!

    arlesgirl7on January 10, 2013   Link

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