Mel Brooks — Paroles et traduction des paroles de la chanson The King of Broadway
La page contient les paroles et la traduction française de la chanson « The King of Broadway » de Mel Brooks.
Paroles
I used to be the king, the king of old Broadway
The best of ev’rything was mine to have each day
I always had the biggest hits
The biggest bathrooms at the Ritz
My showgirls had the biggest tits!
I never was the pits in any way!
We believe you, thousands wouldn’t
We believe you, ev’ry word
We believe you, thousands couldn’t
We believe each word we’ve heard
I used to be the king…
The King!
The king of old Broadway…
It’s good to be the king!
My praises they would sing
A Ziegfeld so they’d say
My shows were always filled with class
The best champagnes would fill my glass
My lap was filled with gorgeous ass
You couldn’t call me crass in any way!
We believe you, thousands wouldn’t
We believe you, ev’ry word
We believe you, thousands couldn’t
We believe each word we’ve heard
There was a time
When I was young and gay…
But straight
There was a time
When I was bold
There was a time
When each and ev’ry play I touched
Would turn to gold
There was a time
He wore the finest clothes
His shoes were always new
Ahh!
Now I wear a rented tux
That’s two weeks overdue!
Poor Bialy, what a shmoozer
Poor Bialy, what a shame
Poor Bialy, what a loser
Poor Bialy, goodbye fame
Rented tux…
Overdue…
Way overdue
Such reviews! How dare they insult me in this manner? How quickly they forget.
I am Max Bialystock! The first producer ever to do summer stock in the winter!
Once he was the king…
You’ve all heard of Theatre in the Round? You’re looking at the man who
invented Theatre in the Square! Nobody had a good seat!
King of old Broadway
I’ve spent my entire life in the theater. I was a protege of the great Boris
Tomaschevsky!
Ooh!
Yes. He taught me everything I know. I’ll never forget, he turned to me on his
deathbed and said «Maxella, alle menschen muss zu machen, jeden tug a gentzen
kachen!»
What does that mean?
Who knows? I don’t speak Yiddish. Strangely enough, neither did he…
But in my heart, I knew what he was saying. He was saying «When you’re down
and out, and everybody thinks you’re finished, that’s the time to stand up on
your two feet and shout: «Who do you have to fuck to get a break in this town?!
Yay!
Hey! (x8)
I used to be the king
The king of old Broadway
Again I will be king!
And be on top to stay
Used to be the king
King of old Broadway
On top to stay, hey!
There’ll be gala opening nights again
You’ll see my name in lights again
I’ll go from dark to brights again
My spirits high as kites again
I’ll never suffer slights again
I’ll taste those sweet delights again
No plethora of plights again
No blossoming of blights again
No frantic fits or frights again
Fame is in my sights again
I’ll take those fancy flights again
I’m gonna scale the heights again
Bialystock will never drop…
Bialystock will never stop…
Bialystock will be on top again
Fame is in his sights again
He’ll take those fancy flights again
He’s gonna scale the heights again
I’ll be on top again, hey!
He’ll be on top again, hey!
Traduction des paroles
Qui sait? Je ne parle pas Yiddish. Assez étrangement, il ne les a…
Mais dans mon cœur, je savais ce qu'il disait. Il disait: «Quand vous êtes en bas
et dehors, et tout le monde pense que tu as fini, c'est le moment de te tenir debout
vos deux pieds et crier: "Qui avez-vous à baiser pour obtenir une pause dans cette ville?!
Yay!!!
Hey! (x8)
J'ai utilisé pour être le roi
Le roi du Vieux Broadway
De nouveau, je vais être le roi!
Et être au top pour rester
Utilisé pour être le roi
Le roi du Vieux Broadway
Sur le dessus pour rester, hey!
Il y aura encore des soirées d'ouverture de gala
Vous verrez à nouveau mon nom dans les lumières
Je vais passer de l'obscurité à la lumière à nouveau
Mes esprits hauts comme des cerfs volants encore
Je ne vais jamais souffrir affronts de nouveau
Je vais goûter ces délices sucrés à nouveau
Pas pléthore de situation difficile encore
Pas de floraison de la brûlure à nouveau
Pas de crises frénétiques ou de frayeurs à nouveau
La gloire est à nouveau dans mon viseur
Je reprendrai ces vols de luxe
Je vais encore escalader les hauteurs
Bialystok n'abandonnerai jamais…
Bialystock ne s'arrêtera jamais…
Bialystock sera de nouveau au top
La gloire est à nouveau dans son viseur
Il reprendra ces vols de luxe
Il va encore escalader les hauteurs
Je serai encore au sommet, Hé!
Il sera de nouveau au sommet, Hé!