D'un bout à l'autre de la semaine,
Sur les boulevards, dans les faubourgs,
On les voit traîner par centaines,
Leurs guêtres sales et leurs amours
Dans des chemises de dix jours.
Sous la lumière des réverbères,
Prenant des airs de Pompadour,
Ce sont nos belles ferronnières,
Ce sont nos poupées, nos guignols, nos pantins.
Écoutez dans la nuit,
Elles chantent ce refrain :
"C'est nous les mômes, les mômes de la cloche,
Clochards qui s'en vont sans un rond en poche.
C'est nous les paumées, les purées d'paumées
Qui sommes aimées un soir n'importe où.
Nous avons pourtant
C?ur pas exigeant
Mais personne n'en veut.
Eh ben tant pis pour eux.
Qu'è'qu'ça fout,
On s'en fout !
Nul ne s'y accroche.
Il n'y a pas d'amour
Et l'on sera toujours
Les mômes de la cloche !
Mais comme elles n'ont pas les toilettes
Qu'il faut pour les quartiers rupins,
C'est pas aux Galeries Lafayette
Qu'elles vont faire chaque soir leur turbin.
Le long du canal Saint-Martin,
Au Sébasto, à la chapelle,
On est toujours assez gandin
Pour le monsieur qui vous appelle.
D'l'article populaire, c'est pas du beau joujou.
'y a pas d'poupées en soie
Aux bazars à trente sous.
C'est nous les mômes, les mômes de la cloche,
Clochards qui s'en vont sans un rond en poche.
C'est nous les paumées, les purées d'paumées
Qui sommes aimées un soir n'importe où.
Tout comme nos ribouis,
Nous n'sommes pas vernies.
Jamais l'on ira
Sur la Riviera.
Qu'è'qu'ça fout,
On s'en fout !
Quand l'argent nous fauche,
On va faire quatre jours
Là-bas dans la Tour.
Les mômes de la cloche,
Elles ont vendu toutes leurs caresses.
Elles furent payées tant bien que mal,
Puis un jour, plus rien dans la caisse,
Vont se fiche dans l'canal
Et sans avoir comme un cheval
La pitié des gens de la rue,
On les emmène à l'hôpital.
La foule dit "ce n'est qu'une grue"
Et voilà comment nos poupées, nos pantins,
Lorsqu'elles n'ont plus le sou
S'en vont toutes à Pantin.
C'est nous les mômes, les mômes de la cloche,
Clochards qu s'en vont sans amis, sans proches.
C'est nous les paumées, les purées d'paumées
Qui s'en vont dormir dans l'horrible trou.
Derrière not' convoi
Jamais l'on ne voit
Ni fleurs ni couronnes,
Pas même une personne
Qu'è'qu'ça fout,
On s'en fout !
Quand la mort nous fauche,
C'est not' plus beau jour.
Cloches, sonnez pour
Les mômes de la cloche !...
The lyrics LES MÔMES DE LA CLOCHE of EDITH PIAF is also present in the album La môme (2007)
Édith Piaf, pseudonimo di Édith Giovanna Gassion (Parigi, 19 dicembre 1915 – Grasse, 11 ottobre 1963), è stata una cantante francese di fama internazionale. Conosciuta come "La Môme Piaf" o "Il Passerotto", ha dominato la scena musicale francese tra gli anni Trenta e Sessanta. Nata in un quartiere popolare di Parigi, la sua infanzia fu segnata dalla povertà e dalla perdita del padre. Iniziò a cantare per strada all'età di sette anni, guadagnandosi il soprannome "Passerotto" (piaf in francese). La sua voce potente e versatile, capace di passare da toni aspri a melodie dolci, la rese una delle artiste più amate della Francia. Piaf divenne un simbolo di resistenza e ribellione contro le ingiustizie sociali, anticipando il movimento intellettuale della rive gauche con canzoni che riflettevano l'angoscia e la disperazione del tempo. Tra i suoi brani più celebri figurano "La Vie en Rose", "Non, Rien de Rien", "Hymne à l'Amour" e "Milord". La sua vita fu segnata da tragedie personali, tra cui incidenti stradali, malattie e un tentativo di suicidio. Nonostante le difficoltà, Piaf continuò a cantare fino alla fine, lasciando un'eredità musicale indimenticabile.
In the realm of rock 'n' roll, there are few names as iconic as Queen, and within the Queen pantheon, Brian May stands out not only as a legendary guitarist but also as an astrophysicist with a profound connection to NASA.
Hip-hop, one of the most influential cultural movements of the 20th and 21st centuries, has recently reached a significant milestone - it's turning 50 years old.
Coachella Festival 2022: here we are. In two days the doors of one of the most anticipated musical events of the year will open, even more so after the last two years in which for very obvious reasons the live music sector has suffered a very important setback.
The 2022 Grammy Awards were the chronicle of an announced triumph: Jon Baptiste collected 11 nominations and won 5 Grammys, defeating all opponents. This was also the year of the very young Olivia Rodrigo, who managed to take home 3 Grammys, including the the best new artist.
Here is finally some good news, the Arcade Fire have finally revealed the title and release date of their new album, 5 years after the last one. For the fan of the group it has been a time that seemed eternal,
Do we want to define "I know you know me" a masterpiece? Yes, without a shadow of a doubt for at least two reasons. The first and most evident are the artists who interpret it: Caroline Spence and Matt Berninger, second for the deep and poetic text.
My favorite group when I was just a teenager were the Fugees, thanks to them a certain curiosity about english language was born in me. I wanted to know and understand the lyrics of their songs, it wasn't enough for me to be carried away exclusively by their beautiful music.
Sweden and the United States are two countries far from each other, thousands of kilometers separate them, the language, culinary and sporting traditions, I don't feel so categorical about the landscapes, not knowing all of America there may be states that have the same reliefs of the country of northern Europe, but on one thing I am sure
It has been talked about for almost 3 years, rumored and it is hoped that sooner or later they will arrive at a collaboration, and now we are satisfied: the Catalan singer Rosalia and the American musician Oneohtrix finally announce the publication of a piece together!