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Je n’avais jamais ôté mon chapeau 00:22
devant personne 00:26
Maintenant je rampe et je fais le beau 00:30
Quand elle me sonne 00:34
J’étais chien méchant, ell’ me fait manger 00:37
Dans sa menotte 00:41
J’avais des dents d’ loup, je les ai changé 00:44
Pour des quenottes! 00:48
Je m’ suis fait tout p’tit devant un’ poupée 00:52
Qui ferme les yeux quand on la couche 00:55
Je m’ suis fait tout p’tit devant un’ poupée 00:59
Qui fait "maman" quand on la touche 01:02
J’étais dur à cuire, ell’ m’a converti 01:14
La fine mouche 01:17
Et je suis tombé tout chaud, tout rôti 01:21
Contre sa bouche 01:25
Qui a des dents de lait quand elle sourit 01:28
Quand elle chante 01:32
Et des dents de loup, quand elle est furie 01:36
Qu’elle est méchante 01:40
Je m’ suis fait tout p’tit devant un’ poupée 01:43
Qui ferme les yeux quand on la couche 01:46
Je m’ suis fait tout p’tit devant un’ poupée 01:50
Qui fait "maman" quand on la touche 01:53
Tous les somnambules, tous les mages m’ont 02:05
Dit sans malice 02:09
Qu’en ses bras en croix, je subirai mon 02:12
Dernier supplice 02:16
Il en est d’ pir’s il en est d’ meilleur’s 02:20
Mais à tout prendre 02:24
Qu’on se pende ici, qu’on se pende ailleurs 02:27
S’il faut se pendre. 02:31
Je m’ suis fait tout p’tit devant un’ poupée 02:34
Qui ferme les yeux quand on la couche 02:37
Je m’ suis fait tout p’tit devant un’ poupée 02:41
Qui fait "maman" quand on la touche 02:44
Sous-titres/Captions/Subtítols www.music-text.cat Ignasi Barjau Capdevila 02:52

Je Me Suis Fait Tout Petit – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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By
Pomplamoose, Georges Brassens
Album
French EP
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Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of love and devotion through the classic French song "Je me suis fait tout petit." This rendition by Pomplamoose, featuring John Schroeder, offers a modern take on Georges Brassens' timeless lyrics, providing insight into the French language's poetic expression of affection and commitment.

[English]
I never took off my hat
in front of anyone
Now I crawl and act all charming
When she calls me
I was a grumpy dog, she makes me eat
In her little hand
I had wolf’s teeth, I’ve traded them
For baby teeth!
I made myself look so small in front of a doll
That closes her eyes when you put her to bed
I made myself look so small in front of a doll
That says "mom" when you touch her
I was tough, but she turned me around
The cleverest of mice
And I fell all warm, all roasted
Against her mouth
That has baby teeth when she smiles
When she sings
And wolf’s teeth when she’s furious
How mean she can be
I made myself look so small in front of a doll
That closes her eyes when you put her to bed
I made myself look so small in front of a doll
That says "mom" when you touch her
All the sleepwalkers, all the wise men have
Told me kindly
That in her cross arms, I’ll endure my
Final punishment
Some are worse, some are better
But all in all
Whether we hang here or elsewhere
If we must hang
I’ve made myself look so small in front of a doll
That closes her eyes when you put her to bed
I’ve made myself look so small in front of a doll
That says "mom" when you touch her
Subtitles/Captions/Subtítols www.music-text.cat - Ignasi Barjau Capdevila
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

rampe

/ʁɑ̃p/

A2
  • verb
  • - to crawl

fais

/fɛ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to do, to make

manger

/mɑ̃ʒe/

A2
  • verb
  • - to eat

sonne

/sɔn/

A2
  • verb
  • - to ring, to sound (with bell)

fermé

/fɛʁ.me/

A2
  • adjective
  • - closed

mouche

/muʃ/

B1
  • noun
  • - fly (insect)

converti

/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/

B2
  • verb
  • - to convert, to change (someone's beliefs or religion)

toucher

/tuʃe/

B1
  • verb
  • - to touch

croix

/kʁwa/

A2
  • noun
  • - cross

subirai

/sybʁe/

C1
  • verb
  • - to undergo, to suffer

pende

/pɑ̃d/

C2
  • verb
  • - to hang (infinitive: se pendre), to hang oneself

moindre

/mɛ̃dʁ

C1
  • adjective
  • - less, minor

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Je n’avais jamais ôté mon chapeau devant personne.

    ➔ Negative past tense with 'jamais' (never).

    ➔ The phrase means 'I had never taken off my hat in front of anyone.'

  • J’étais chien méchant, ell’ me fait manger.

    ➔ Imperfect tense to describe a past state.

    ➔ This means 'I was a naughty dog, she makes me eat.'

  • Je m’ suis fait tout p’tit devant un’ poupée.

    ➔ Reflexive verb construction.

    ➔ This means 'I made myself small in front of a doll.'

  • Tous les somnambules, tous les mages m’ont dit sans malice.

    ➔ Use of 'tous' for emphasis.

    ➔ This means 'All the sleepwalkers, all the magicians told me without malice.'

  • Il en est d’ pir’s il en est d’ meilleur’s.

    ➔ Use of 'il en est' for general statements.

    ➔ This means 'There are worse and there are better.'

  • S’il faut se pendre.

    ➔ Conditional structure with 's'il faut'.

    ➔ This means 'If it is necessary to hang oneself.'