Séropositif Boogie
Les Colocs Lyrics

C'était un soir près d'la gare Montparnasse
The song describes a specific evening near Montparnasse station in Paris.

Un d'ces soirs beaux soirs, cafard de juin
It was a beautiful evening in June, but the atmosphere was melancholy and depressing.

Un d'ces soir mon pote où c'est pas très jouasse
The singer's friend was having a rough time that evening.

Juste l'heure d'la sortie du turbin.
It was after work, around quitting time.

Avec moi-même j'avais un p'tit rencard
The artist had a personal appointment with himself.

Histoire de voir mon bilan d'santé
He wanted to check up on his health.

Pas d'chance mec! T'es vraiment tricard
Unfortunately, the doctor had bad news for him: he had contracted a serious illness.

Me disait le toubib "Eh bien! tu l'as pogné"
The doctor informed him that he had contracted a serious illness.

Séropositif boogie
The repeated phrase "seropositive boogie" refers to the experience of living with the disease.

J'me suis pointé voir mon p'tit amour
After receiving his diagnosis, the artist went to see his loved one.

Quoiqu'depuis quequ'jours, j'avais l'air bête
The singer had been feeling foolish and out of sorts for the past few days.

Elle m'a dit "Chéri! Tu sais que j't'aime beaucoup"
His loved one reassured him that she cared for him deeply.

Du moins c'est c'que j'me dis tout seul dans ma p'tite tête
However, the singer wondered if she really meant it, or if he was just imagining it.

Le lendemain à la station d'métro
The next day, the singer was at the metro station.

Au café des Mancheurs avait lieu l'rencard
He had a meeting at a café called 'Mancheurs.'

Avec mes potes d'turbin mes frangins d'boulot
He met up with his work buddies.

Jouer d'la zique pour quelques dollars
They played music for a few dollars.

C'est vrai qu'à part les flics, le fric, la dope
They acknowledged that their lives revolved around the usual concerns of the working class: police, money, and drugs.

Tous ces joyeux musiciens qui hantent nos couloirs
Despite their troubles, they found joy in playing music in the subway tunnels.

Même si des fois tu t'prends pour une taupe
Even though they sometimes felt like moles underground.

Au fond d'nous-même y'avait quand même l'espoir
They held onto hope despite their struggles.

C'est vrai qu'je chiale un peu j'te raconte ma vie
The artist acknowledged that he was complaining a bit and telling his life story.

J'me suis troué les veines à n'en plus bander
He had engaged in self-harm in the past.

J'ai vu partir des potes jusqu'au fond d'la lie
He had lost friends to the depths of drug addiction.

Mais rien à foutre de tout ça on va tous crever
Despite these hard times, they didn't care and still planned to die.

Tu parles de blues d'avoir perdu ta job
The singer dismissed typical concerns like losing a job as trivial.

Tous tes problèmes y'en a qui existent pas
He believed that some people didn't even have real problems.

J'te souhaite jamais, ah non, d'pogner un vrai microbe
He wished upon no one the possibility of catching this serious, life-changing illness.

C'lui-là en question eh bien il pardonne pas
The disease mentioned before was unforgiving.