Et tu pleureras English translation

You who are born into this senseless world
Toi qui nais dans ce monde insensé
Which you must, however, accept.
Qu′il te faut pourtant bien accepter
They are imposing this on you today
On t'impose aujourd′hui
Parents, friends
Les parents, des amis
Their freedom is a life sentence
Leur liberté est une prison à vie
When, later, you finally want to escape from them
Quand, plus tard, tu voudras enfin leur échapper
They will want to keep you at all costs
À tout prix ils voudront te garder

And you will cry
Et tu pleureras
You will cry
Tu pleureras
You will cry
Tu pleureras
Little girl
Petite fille
Little girl
Petite fille

At school you will realize
À l'école tu t'apercevras
Their grand words don't concern you
Que leurs grands mots ne te concernent pas
The lies they tried to impose on you
Les mensonges qu′ils ont voulu t′imposer
They themselves have long since disowned them.
Eux-mêmes les ont depuis longtemps reniés
Their pretty, pre-packaged phrases will make you feel sorry for them.
Leurs belles phrases toutes faites te feront pitié
You will seek reality
Tu chercheras la réalité

And you will cry
Et tu pleureras
You will cry
Tu pleureras
You will cry
Tu pleureras
Little girl
Petite fille
Little girl
Petite fille

As for love, you will find it
Quant à l'amour, tu le rencontreras
But one day, someone will knock at your door.
Mais à ta porte, un jour, on frappera
To announce to you the death of your beloved
Pour t′annoncer la mort de ton bien-aimé
The war took him from you, the war killed him
La guerre te l'a pris, la guerre te l′a tué
You will curse the god who blessed you.
Tu maudiras le dieu qui vous avait bénis
You will curse love and life
Tu maudiras l'amour et la vie

And you will cry
Et tu pleureras
You will cry
Tu pleureras
You will cry
Tu pleureras
Little girl
Petite fille
Little girl
Petite fille

Oh, you will cry
Oh, tu pleureras
You will cry
Tu pleureras
You will cry
Tu pleureras