T'es venu de loin
Gilbert Becaud
You Came from Far Away
You came from far away, you came from far away
You came from very, very far
Oh, if one day you come back, come, come
You, Jesus the dying one
It’s surely in our home
That we’ll take good care of you, you, you
When you come back, my two boys
Will be there, there, there, there, there
They’ll ask you 30,000 questions
To which you’ll answer
You came from far away?
Very far
Did it take you long?
A long time
Why are you pale?
I don’t know
Do you have kids?
Yeah, a lot
Are you hungry?
A little
Can you draw?
Not really
Draw me a picture
Here you go
Is it nice where you live?
Very nice
How did you come?
On foot
Do you have a mom?
Of course
What’s her name?
Mary
What do you have on your hands?
Nothing
What do you have on your hands?
Nothing
What do you have on your hands?
Nothing
But when you come back, it’ll be good, good, good
When you come back, it’ll be good, yes (oh yes)
When you come back, it’ll be good, good, good
You’ll be at my place just like at yours (baya, baya, baya, baya)
When you come back from so far, far, far (baya, baya)
You’ll surprise our neighbors, yes (oh yes)
But you won’t surprise my boys
Who will ask their 30,000 questions (baya, baya)
You came from far away?
Very far
Did it take you long?
A long time
Why are you pale?
I don’t know
Do you have kids?
Yeah, a lot
Are you hungry?
A little
Can you draw?
Not very well
Draw me a picture
Here you go
Is it nice where you live?
Very nice
How did you come?
On foot
Do you have a mom?
Of course
What’s her name?
Mary
What do you have on your hands?
Nothing
What do you have on your hands?
Nothing
What do you have on your hands?
Nothing
But when you come back, it’ll be good, good, good (baya, baya)
When you come back, it’ll be good, yes (oh yes)
But you won’t stop my boys
From asking their 30,000 questions (baya, baya)
You came from far away?
I came from far away
Did it take you long?
It took me a long time
Why are you pale?
Why am I pale?
Do you have kids?
Do I have kids?
Are you hungry?
Yeah, always
Can you draw?
I can draw
Draw me a picture
I’ll draw you a picture
Is it nice where you live?
Is it nice where I live?
How did you come?
On foot
Do you have a mom?
Of course
What’s her name?
Mary
What do you have on your hands?
Nothing, nothing
What do you have on your hands?
Nothing, nothing (what do you have on your hands?)
Nothing, nothing, nothing (what do you have on your hands?)
Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing (what do you have on your hands?)
Nothing, nothing, nothing
