Je Chante

I sing, I sing night and day
Oh I sing on my way
I sing, I go from farm to castle
I sing for some bread, I sing for some water

I lay down, at night on the soft grass of the woods
The flies don’t bite me
I’m happy, I have everything and I have nothing
And I sing on my way

The elves, deities of the night
The elves sleep in my bed
The moon sneaks in like a cat
In the woods, to dance, to dance with us

I knock, at the countess's today
No one’s home, she’s gone away
She left just a bit of rice for me
A Chinese servant tells me

I sing, but the hunger that chases me
Torments my appetite
I suddenly fall into a hollow path
I faint as I fall and I'm half dead

"Cops, who pass on the road
Cops, I stretch out my hands
Please, I’m hungry, I want to eat
I’m so light... Light"

At the station, other mustaches told me
At the station "Ah! My friend
Are you the wandering singer?
We’re gonna lock you up... Yeah, you’re done for"

String, you saved me from life
String, you’re blessed
Because, thanks to you, I’ve given up the ghost
I hanged myself last night... And since then

I sing, I sing night and day
Oh I sing on the roads
I sing about the farms and the castles
A ghost that sings, we find that funny

And I lay down, at night on the soft grass of the woods
The flies don’t bite me
I’m happy, I’m good, I’m not hungry anymore
And I sing on my way