Le diable de la Bastille

It's unbelievable but true
Incredible but true
It's the devil who danced
On the fourteenth of July
At the Bastille Square
It's unbelievable but true
Incredible but true
He knew well the trickster
That he held in his hands
The fate of a girl
'Cause he's a handsome guy
He knows the song well
By the light of the lanterns
To the sound of the accordion
He's unrecognizable
And the girl saw nothing
She didn't recognize him
Spinning in his arms
She thought that night
It was amazing

At eighteen, you have the right
To mess up this much
Since the demon looks so good
You can love him without damnation

It's unbelievable but true
Incredible but true
It's the devil who danced
On the fourteenth of July
At the Bastille Square
It's unbelievable but true
Incredible but true
He knew well the trickster
That he held in his hands
The fate of a girl
He was really enjoying himself
He laughed, laughed
Since life was beautiful
She found it natural
That he wanted to laugh
She let herself go
It was really cheap
It was really too easy
A soul so docile
There was no reason to laugh

It's unbelievable but true
It's the devil who danced
It's the devil who laughed
It's the devil that I loved
The devil that I loved
The devil that I loved
The devil that I loved…