Genius English Translations
Stromae - Bâtard (English Translation)
[Chorus]
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself

[Verse 1]
Are you rightwing or leftwing?
White trash or Paris hipster?
Either one or the other
You’re a man or else you’re dead
Nurse or harlot
Feminist or shut up
Either you’re macho or homo
But you’re -phobe or -sexual
Atheist or terrorist
You’ve got long hair or else a beard
Conspiracy theorist, Illuminati
Liar or sell out?
Nothing at all, or all at once
Completely sure or undecided
Did you change your mind, idiot?
But are you Hutu or Tutsi?
Flemish or Walloon?
Limp arms or long arms?
So you’re racist after all?
But you’re white or else you’re brown, eh?
[Pre-Chorus]
Not one nor the other
A bastard is what you are, were, and will remain!

[Chorus]
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself

[Verse 2]
Oh, excuse me, Mister doesn’t take sides
Mister isn’t even racist
Seeing that Mister doesn’t have roots
Besides, Mister has a black friend
And even an Aryan friend, Mister is above all that
Besides, all that’s pointless anyway
It’s better to do nothing than to do harm
Hands in the shit or rather in the annals
Asshole or center of the world
Mister shows off more than his asshole
No rants, need to be calm, huh
Need to be gentle, need to be nice
Need to be in on it, need to be hip
To get any respect anywhere, huh
[Pre-Chorus]
Not one nor the other
A bastard is what you are, were, and will remain!

[Chorus]
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself

[Pre-Chorus]
Not one nor the other
A bastard is what you are, were, and will remain!
Not one nor the other
A bastard is what you are, were, and will remain!

[Chorus]
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself
Not one nor the other, I am, was and will remain myself