Paris Sera Toujours Paris

As a precaution, we may well put
Grids on our windows
Switch to blue our shop fronts
And even the tires of our cars
Uncover all our museums
Upset the Champs Élysées
Wrap in clay
All the beauties of our statues
Veil the streetlights in the evening
Plunge the City of Light into darkness

Paris will always be Paris!
The most beautiful city in the world
Despite the deep darkness
Its brilliance cannot be dimmed
Paris will always be Paris!
The more we reduce its lighting
The more we see its courage shine
Its good humor and its spirit
Paris will always be Paris!

So that everyone gets used to this noise
At night we can play the siren
And force us to act the fool
In pajamas in our cellar
No matter how much by ukases
They cut off the veal and even jazz
Impose the gas mask on us
Crosswords with four squares
Force us in our homes
To all go to bed at eleven o'clock

Paris will always be Paris!
The most beautiful city in the world
Despite the deep darkness
Its brilliance cannot be dimmed
Paris will always be Paris!
The more we reduce its lighting
The more we see its courage shine
Its good humor and its spirit
Paris will always be Paris!

Although, my faith, since October
The dresses are much more sober
That there are fewer flowers and fewer plumes
That the colors are more discreet
Although at galas we eliminate
The chinchillas and ermines
That the jewels full of decency
Shine especially by their absence
That beauty is less conspicuous
Less brazen, less provocative

Paris will always be Paris!
The most beautiful city in the world
Even when the cannon roars in the distance
Its outfit is still prettier
Paris will always be Paris
We can limit our expenses
Its distinction, its elegance
Then have even more value
Paris will always be Paris!