Pierre Perret

Lyrics La bête est revenue Pierre Perret

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La bête est revenue


Sait-on pourquoi, un matin,
Cette bête s'est réveillée
Au milieu de pantins
Qu'elle a tous émerveillés
En proclamant partout, haut et fort :
"Nous mettrons l'étranger dehors"
Puis cette ogresse aguicheuse
Fit des clones imitatifs.
Leurs tirades insidieuses
Convainquirent les naïfs
Qu'en suivant leurs dictats xénophobes,
On chasserait tous les microbes.

Attention mon ami, je l'ai vue.
Méfie-toi : la bête est revenue !
C'est une hydre au discours enjôleur
Qui forge une nouvelle race d'oppresseurs.
Y a nos libertés sous sa botte.
Ami, ne lui ouvre pas, ta porte.

D'où cette bête a surgi,
Le ventre est encore fécond.
Bertold Brecht nous l'a dit.
Il connaissait la chanson.
Celle-là même qu'Hitler a tant aimée,
C'est la valse des croix gammées
Car, pour gagner quelques voix
Des nostalgiques de Pétain,
C'est les juifs, encore une fois,
Que ces dangereux aryens
Brandiront comme un épouvantail
Dans tous leurs sinistres éventails.

Attention mon ami, je l'ai vue.
Méfie-toi : la bête est revenue !
C'est une hydre au discours enjôleur
Qui forge une nouvelle race d'oppresseurs.
Y a nos libertés sous sa botte.
Ami, ne lui ouvre pas, ta porte.

N'écoutez plus, braves gens,
Ce fléau du genre humain,
L'aboiement écœurant
De cette bête à chagrin
Instillant par ces chants de sirène
La xénophobie et la haine.
Laissons le soin aux lessives
De laver plus blanc que blanc.
Les couleurs enjolivent
L'univers si différent.
Refusons d'entrer dans cette ronde
Qui promet le meilleur des mondes.

Attention mon ami, je l'ai vue.
Méfie-toi : la bête est revenue !
C'est une hydre au discours enjôleur
Dont les cent mille bouches crachent le malheur.
Y a nos libertés sous sa botte.
Ami, ne lui ouvre pas, ta porte.
Car, vois-tu, petit, je l'ai vue,
La bête. La bête est revenue.

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The lyrics LA BÊTE EST REVENUE of PIERRE PERRET is also present in the album La bête est revenue (1998)

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Biografia

Pierre Perret (born July 9, 1934 in Castelsarrasin, Tarn-et-Garonne) is a highly successful French singer-songwriter. Known for his warm voice and ironic yet melancholic songs, he has captivated the French public with often autobiographical lyrics that depict everyday life, love, and the small joys of ordinary people. Among his most famous songs are "Le Petit Cheval", "La Vie en Rose" (a cover of Édith Piaf's), "Les Vieux Amants" and "C'est La Vie". Perret has released numerous albums throughout his long career, achieving great commercial success and solidifying his place among the most beloved French singer-songwriters.

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