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YouTube – Mes Aïeux – Dégénération (English Subtitles)

This just about covers the waste of modern society and the morals that guide it.

I hope my mother clicks the arrow below to hear this….

Your great-great grandfather cleared the earth
Your great-grandfather laboured on the earth
Your grandfather turned a profit from the earth
Then your father sold the earth to become a bureaucrat

Now you, my little man, you don’t know what to do
In your little 3 room apartment – too expensive and cold in the winter
You want something to call your own
And you dream at night of having your own little piece of earth.

Your great great grandmother, she had 14 kids
Your great grandmother had about as many
Then your grandmother had three, that was enough for her
Your mom didn’t want any, you were an accident

Now you, my little lady, change partners all the time
When you screw up you save yourself by aborting
But there are mornings you awake crying
When you dream in the night of a large table surrounded by little ones.

Your great great grandfather lived through incredible suffering
Your great grandfather collected used, dirty pennies
Then your grandfather became a millionaire
Your father inherited and put it into RRSPs

Now you, my little youth, owe your a$$ to the government
No way to get a loan from a financial institution
To aleviate your desire to hold up a bank
You read books about voluntary simplicity

Your great great grandparents knew how to celebrate
Your great grandparent dance the night away
Your grandparents lived through the Yé-Yé era
Your parents, it was discos, that’s where they met

Now you, my friend, what are you doing with your evening?
Turn off your TV, can’t stay locked inside
Happily, some things in life never change
Put on your best, we’re going out tonight dancing!

Source: YouTube – Mes Aïeux – Dégénération (English Subtitles)

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3 Comments so far (Add 1 more)

  1. Ah yes that wasn’t France but it was still terrific.

    1. Pierre Legrand on June 28th, 2007 at 16:30
  2. I like it too, but this comes from Québec actually.

    2. Mr Sylvestre on June 28th, 2007 at 14:05
  3. Beautiful and telling – I see that your translation is a little different. Perhaps there is hope for France, after all.

    3. Mama on June 27th, 2007 at 09:48

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