Q. What are Mots? 
A. Mots means “words” in French. 
 
In this section, you will find the original lyrics to Vanessa’s songs, as well as the French lyrics translated into English by Vanessa Paradis in Translation members, Gwen and Foley, unless otherwise noted.

 

 
Original Lyrics

Soldat

Petit soldat
Prêt au combat
Rasé frais le matin
Petit soldat c'est ton coeur qui bat
Soldat, soldat...

Aux, aux armes, je t'aime bien
Aux, aux larmes citoyen

Petit soldat
Trois jours déjà
Tu y crois, t'y crois pas
C'est la vie qui bat en toi là
Qui voudrait pas être là

Aux, aux armes, je t'aime bien
Aux, aux larmes citoyen

Tous ceux que t'as quittés
Sont devant leur télé;
La guerre c'est des idées... casquées
Tous ceux que t'as quittés
Voient la guerre au ciné
La guerre c'est loin toujours
Comme l'amour... comme l'amour

Petit soldat
Petit soldat
Tondu comme un petit chien
C'est ton coeur qui se bat là
Pour mon bien, pour mon bien...

Aux, aux armes, je t'aime bien
Aux, aux larmes citoyen

Soldat, il faut y aller
Soldat, il faut prouver
Que la force des idées
C'est l'acier

Si tu veux pas y aller
Soldat il faut prouver
Que la force des idées
C'est aimer... c'est aimer

Aux, aux armes, je t'aime bien
Aux, aux larmes citoyen
English Translation

Soldier

Little soldier 
Ready to combat 
Freshly shaved in the morning 
Little soldier it's your heart that beats 
Soldier, soldier... 

Soldier arms, I like you so 
Citizens' tears 

Little soldier 
Already three days 
You believe it, you don't believe it 
It's life that beats in you there 
Who wouldn't want to be there 

Soldier arms, I like you so 
Citizens' tears 

All those people that you left 
Are in front of their TVs; 
War it's ideas... helmeted 
All those people that you left 
See war at the movies 
War it's always far 
Like love... like love 

Little soldier 
Little soldier 
Shaved like a little dog 
It's your heart that beats there 
For my own good, for my own good... 

Soldier arms, I like you so 
Citizens' tears 

Soldier, you have to go 
Soldier, you have to prove it 
That the strength of ideas 
It's steel 

If you don't want to go 
Soldier you have to prove it 
That the strength of ideas 
It's to love... it's to love 

Soldier arms, I like you so 
Citizens' tears

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