Bastille Day + Michel Polnareff = On Ira Tous au Paradis

Yesterday, when it was sunny, in France they celebrated Bastille Day. In fact, not only in France, but in England as well. Craig McGinty reports on French-style celebrations in Manchester’s Platt Fields on his blog This French Life, a great gateway to those who think of heading over the Channel to the land of decadence and fashion.

Thanks to Craig, as well, I’ve learnt about Michel Polnareff’s special appearance at the yesterday’s celebrations at Le Champs de Mars in Paris. And thanks to Craig I found a video of the song I like a lot, On Ira Tous au Paradis. So, watch the performance by l’Amiral, read the English text if you want to know what the song is about, and practise your French if you’re versed in it! In short, enjoy! And many thanks to Dailymotion user who produced the video.

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All will go to paradise, even me.
Be they blessed, be they damned, all will go.
All nuns and all robbers,
All sheep and all knaves,
All will go to paradise.

All will go to paradise, even me.
Be they blessed, be they damned, all will go.
And saints, and assassins,
And society women, and hookers,
All will go to paradise.

Don’t believe what people say.
Your heart is your only church.
Open your soul a little,
Don’t be afraid of the colour of the hell’s flame.

All will go to paradise, even me.
Those who believe in God, and those who don’t, all will go.
Those who do good, and those who do evil,
All will be invited to the ball,
All will go to paradise.

All will go to paradise, even me.
Those who believe in God, and those who don’t, all will go.
The Christians, and the pagans,
And even dogs, and even rats,
All will go to paradise.

You can find French text here.