La Samba - Lyrics by Lavilliers Bernard


Lyrics
Paroles et musique : Bernard Lavilliers
© 1975 Éditions Labrador1
La musique a roul
é des tempos exotiques
La dame du premier a pig
é la rythmique
Et s'est mise à danser la la la la
Sur des airs des tropiques
Et tout le grand standing a dans
é la samba
Et tout le grand standing a dans
é la samba2L'immeuble d'à-c
ôt
é qui a le sens critique
Étant standardis
é pour le cadre moyen
Bient
ôt contamin
é par le rythme excentrique
A coup
é la t
él
é et dans
é la samba3
Les prolos qui logeaient dans la cit
é d'urgence
Dont l'insonorit
é met vite dans l'ambiance
Étaient habitu
és à suivre les cadences
Et toute la cit
é a dans
é la samba4
Une musique morte impuissante et statique
Suintait par le plafond tr
ès aristocratique
Mais la joie authentique remontait des bas-fonds
Monsieur le directeur prit ses dispositions5
Alors les CRS d' la r
épression rythmique
Qui n' balancent pas autrement qu'à la trique
Les oreilles bouch
ées par d'énormes hublots
Trouv
èrent un responsable et firent leur boulot6Z'ont tu
é le guitariste, lui ont bris
é les doigts
Interdit sa musique, surveill
é quelques mois
Mais au fond des m
émoires sur les marteaux-pilons
Les compagnons d'usine ont grav
é la chanson.
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