Le Pluriel
Georges Brassens Lyrics
" Cher monsieur, m'ont-ils dit, vous en êtes un autre ",
Lorsque je refusai de monter dans leur train.
Oui, sans doute, mais moi, j'fais pas le bon apôtre,
Moi, je n'ai besoin de personn' pour en être un.
Le pluriel ne vaut rien à l'homme et sitôt qu'on
Est plus de quatre on est une bande de cons.
Bande à part, sacrebleu ! c'est ma règle et j'y tiens.
Dans les noms des partants on n'verra pas le mien.
Que de rassemblements, de cortèges divers, -
Que de ligu's, que de cliqu's, que de meut's, que de troupes !
Pour un tel inventaire il faudrait un Prévert.
Le pluriel ne vaut rien à l'homme et sitôt qu'on
Est plus de quatre on est une bande de cons.
Bande à part, sacrebleu ! c'est ma règle et j'y tiens.
Parmi les cris des loups on n'entend pas le mien.
Oui, la cause était noble, était bonne, était belle !
Nous étions amoureux, nous l'avons épousée.
Nous souhaitions être heureux tous ensemble avec elle,
Nous étions trop nombreux, nous l'avons défrisée.
Le pluriel ne vaut rien à l'homme et sitôt qu'on
Est plus de quatre on est une bande de cons.
Bande à part, sacrebleu ! c'est ma règle et j'y tiens.
Parmi les noms d'élus on n'verra pas le mien.
Je suis celui qui passe à côté des fanfares
Et qui chante en sourdine un petit air frondeur.
Je dis, à ces messieurs que mes notes effarent :
" Tout aussi musicien que vous, tas de bruiteurs ! "
Le pluriel ne vaut rien à l'homme et sitôt qu'on
Est plus de quatre on est une bande de cons.
Bande à part, sacrebleu ! c'est ma règle et j'y tiens.
Dans les rangs des pupitr's on n'verra pas le mien.
Pour embrasser la dam', s'il faut se mettre à douze,
J'aime mieux m'amuser tout seul, cré nom de nom !
Je suis celui qui reste à l'écart des partouzes.
L'obélisque est-il monolithe, oui ou non ?
Le pluriel ne vaut rien à l'homme et sitôt qu'on
Est plus de quatre on est une bande de cons.
Bande à part, sacrebleu ! c'est ma règle et j'y tiens.
Au faisceau des phallus on n'verra pas le mien.
Pas jaloux pour un sou des morts des hécatombes,
J'espère être assez grand pour m'en aller tout seul.
Je ne veux pas qu'on m'aide à descendre à la tombe,
Je partage n'importe quoi, pas mon linceul.
Le pluriel ne vaut rien à l'homme et sitôt qu'on
Est plus de quatre on est une bande de cons.
Bande à part, sacrebleu ! c'est ma règle et j'y tiens.
Au faisceau des tibias on n'verra pas les miens.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GEORGES CHARLES BRASSENS
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Georges Brassens was a French singer and songwriter known for accompanying himself with his acoustic guitar. He wrote some extremely controversial, yet poetic songs. In doing so, he managed to change attitudes across France.
He was uncompromising when composing his songs. His tactical method of addressing issues was profound and often humorous, making him a unique and effective figure in the French community.
Brassens, born in 1921 in the small Mediterrenean port of Sete, wanted to be a poet. Read Full BioGeorges Brassens was a French singer and songwriter known for accompanying himself with his acoustic guitar. He wrote some extremely controversial, yet poetic songs. In doing so, he managed to change attitudes across France.
He was uncompromising when composing his songs. His tactical method of addressing issues was profound and often humorous, making him a unique and effective figure in the French community.
Brassens, born in 1921 in the small Mediterrenean port of Sete, wanted to be a poet. He realized very early however that poetry in the 20th century could hardly put bread on the table and instead set himself to become a singer.
He is much less famous internationally than contemporaries like Charles Aznavour, Edith Piaf and Yves Montand, as much of the impact of his songs came from the lyrics, which proved difficult to translate into other languages. He loved the Middle Ages and used a great deal of Old French vocabulary, as well as many classical - ie., Latin and Greek - references. Few people, even in France, possess the background to fully understand his songs.
Yet he was at the same time a hugely popular singer and many of his songs still carry a lot of appeal and relevance. In this sense, he can be compared to Boris Vian, to Jacques Brel, and to a lesser extent to Serge Gainsbourg.
He was very sophisticated, yet at the same time used profanity liberally. While he wasn't politically engaged, he was nevertheless unambiguously a leftist, many of his songs carrying blatant and buoyant anarchist overtones.
While his music was initially quite primitive, the 1950's St-Germain-des-Pres influence quickly made itself felt and while subdued and - in his mind - always secondary to the lyrics, it became increasingly sophisticated - to the point that many of his songs have been covered and reinterpretated by jazzmen (see for instance this UK site: www.projetbrassens.eclipse.co.uk)
He died in 1981, but up to this date (2006) there are few French people - including most of those born since - who can't sing along to his most famous song, Les Copains d'abord ("Friends foremost") or his "Bancs public" ("Public Benches").
For those interested, this site carries a number of (quite good) English tranlations of his songs: www.brassens.org
He was uncompromising when composing his songs. His tactical method of addressing issues was profound and often humorous, making him a unique and effective figure in the French community.
Brassens, born in 1921 in the small Mediterrenean port of Sete, wanted to be a poet. Read Full BioGeorges Brassens was a French singer and songwriter known for accompanying himself with his acoustic guitar. He wrote some extremely controversial, yet poetic songs. In doing so, he managed to change attitudes across France.
He was uncompromising when composing his songs. His tactical method of addressing issues was profound and often humorous, making him a unique and effective figure in the French community.
Brassens, born in 1921 in the small Mediterrenean port of Sete, wanted to be a poet. He realized very early however that poetry in the 20th century could hardly put bread on the table and instead set himself to become a singer.
He is much less famous internationally than contemporaries like Charles Aznavour, Edith Piaf and Yves Montand, as much of the impact of his songs came from the lyrics, which proved difficult to translate into other languages. He loved the Middle Ages and used a great deal of Old French vocabulary, as well as many classical - ie., Latin and Greek - references. Few people, even in France, possess the background to fully understand his songs.
Yet he was at the same time a hugely popular singer and many of his songs still carry a lot of appeal and relevance. In this sense, he can be compared to Boris Vian, to Jacques Brel, and to a lesser extent to Serge Gainsbourg.
He was very sophisticated, yet at the same time used profanity liberally. While he wasn't politically engaged, he was nevertheless unambiguously a leftist, many of his songs carrying blatant and buoyant anarchist overtones.
While his music was initially quite primitive, the 1950's St-Germain-des-Pres influence quickly made itself felt and while subdued and - in his mind - always secondary to the lyrics, it became increasingly sophisticated - to the point that many of his songs have been covered and reinterpretated by jazzmen (see for instance this UK site: www.projetbrassens.eclipse.co.uk)
He died in 1981, but up to this date (2006) there are few French people - including most of those born since - who can't sing along to his most famous song, Les Copains d'abord ("Friends foremost") or his "Bancs public" ("Public Benches").
For those interested, this site carries a number of (quite good) English tranlations of his songs: www.brassens.org
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Anthony Bochert
Pour nous aider à endurer notre confinement ?
"A plus de 4, ne sommes nous finalement qu'une bande de cons ?"
Katia von Altrock
plus actuel que jamais ! comme tous les poètes : visionnaire (mais seul, et c'est bien !)
Anthony Bochert
Actuel comme jamais Katia.
Renaud Dehan
Intemporel Brassens
Steve CLAPPING
Le grand homme que j'apprécie depuis mon enfance, avec la découverte du gorille en 78 tours dans un grenier, à la grande consternation d'une de mes parentes, que de bons souvenirs. J'apprécie tout chez lui, sa bonne humeur, le bon sens et la poésie de ses chansons, vraiment quelle personne exceptionnelle pour un monde qui en a bien besoin, merci.
Anthony Bochert
Bravo Steve et quelles belles découvertes salvatrices on fait parfois dans les greniers :)
Anthony Bochert
Une maxime salvatrice merci Georges. :)
albert gloups
C'est aussi ma règle et j'y tiens 😁
Anthony Bochert
Bravo Albert, c'est la mienne aussi :)
philipchek
Ce qui m'amuse, c'est que beaucoup qui font leur cette maxime de Brassens "Dès qu'on est plus de quatre on est une bande de cons"... l'appliquent à tout le monde... mais bien sur sauf à eux-mêmes :)