Belleville / Ménilmontant - Aristide Bruant

On étal' son culbutant

Minc' des g'noux et larg' des pattes,

A Ménilmontant.

C'est comm' ça qu' c'est l' vrai moyen

D'dev'nir un bon citoyen :

On grandit, sans s' fair' de bile,

A Bell'ville;

On cri' :

Viv' l'Indépendance !

On a l' cœur bath et content,

Et l'on nag', dans l'abondance,

A Ménilmontant.

We spread out our tumbling

Thin knees and wide legs,

In Menilmontant.

That's how it's the real way

To become a good citizen:

We grow up, without worrying,

In Bell'ville;

We shout:

Long live Independence!

We have a deep and happy heart,

And we swim, in abundance,

In Menilmontant.