Tempête Dans Un Bénitier

Georges Brassens Georges Brassens

Storm in a Holy Water Font

Storm in a holy water font
The sovereign pontiff along with
The bishops, the archbishops
Are making a damn mess

They don't know what they're missing
All these damn priests
Without Latin, without Latin
The mass bores us

At the liturgical feast
No more grandeur, suddenly
Without Latin, without Latin
No more magical mystery

The enchanting ritual
Proves to be trivial
Without Latin, without Latin
And the faithful don't give a damn

O most Holy Mary mother of
God, tell those damn
Monks to go to hell
Without Latin

I'm not the only one, damn it
Since these rules have been enforced
I only go to Sunday mass
When it rains

They don't know what they're missing
All these damn priests
Without Latin, without Latin
The mass bores us

By renouncing the occult
They'll have to say goodbye
Without Latin, without Latin
To the church's offering

In the spring season
The Swiss, the sexton, the sacristan
Without Latin, without Latin
Will play hooky from church

O most Holy Mary mother of
God, tell those damn
Monks to go to hell
Without Latin

These birds are rabid
These crows that cut, gnaw, slice
The healthy and good old branch
Of the cross where they are perched

They don't know what they're missing
All these damn priests
Without Latin, without Latin
The mass bores us

The wine of the sacred chalice
Turns into blood sausage
Without Latin, without Latin
And its virtues weaken

In Lourdes, Sète or even Parme
Like in Quimper Corentin
The rectory without Latin
Has lost its charm

O most Holy Mary mother of
God, tell those damn
Monks to go to hell
Without Latin

  1. Le vent
  2. La Mauvaise Réputation
  3. Les Passantes
  4. La Ballade Des Gens Qui Sont Nés Quelque part
  5. La Complainte Des Filles de Joie
  6. Le vingt deux septembre
  7. Les copains d’abord
  8. La femme d'Hector
  9. Les Amoureux Des Bancs Publics
  10. Chanson Pour L'auvergnat
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