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The Mustache
Open the recording on YouTube ↗Music: Léo Daniderff · English version: Piotr J. Flatau · Voice: Micah Eddy
Charm and grace, a derby hat,
A lady here, and such a chap,
No need for grand introduction,
It’s obvious: Yes, it’s me.
A smile on the face like a lamp,
Shining through the world’s darkness,
And shoes, worn shoes of a tramp,
And such an unassuming step,
And the mustache, luxury, my style,
I flaunt it, and everyone cheers.
That mustache, oh, that mustache,
That gaze, that curl … that shimmy,
And charm, and fear, and gesture,
And laughter — yes, it’s me.
Oh gentlemen, oh ladies,
A laugh and smile … it’s healthy.
Granville, oh Granville, it’s my sad, sad song.
Remember, once it was a Saturday,
When you were sad, poor as a dog,
You were at the cinema for “The Gold Rush,”
Yet you laughed until tears.
And madam remembers,
After her mourning for the first time,
When she came to my film at the cinema —
I saw your face in the dark,
I just did this … and you
Began to laugh through your tears.
That mustache, oh, that mustache,
That gaze, that curl … that shimmy,
And charm, and fear, and gesture,
When a policeman chases me.
Oh gentlemen, oh ladies,
A laugh and smile … it’s healthy.
Granville, oh Granville, it’s my sad, sad song.
Competition is vigilant.
And to my modest throne,
A jealous competitor surfaced,
A new candidate, Sieg Heil.
My silence he replaced with shouting,
He wants to turn my laughter into fear,
He appointed my derby hat a helmet,
The police are after him, oh…
My mustache, my prop, my trick,
He took it, twirled it, and everyone cheered.
That mustache, oh, that mustache,
That gaze, that curl … that strut,
And charm, and fear, and gesture,
And laughter — yes, it’s me.
That shout above the crowd,
That blood, that anger … it’s healthy,
Granville, oh Granville,
it’s a sad, sad song.
That mustache, oh that mustache,
That gaze, that curl … that strut,
Is it his or Chaplin’s? —
Who gave more to the world?
The world laughs at him,
Laughter is healthy… yes it’s healthy.
Granville, oh Granville,
it’s my sad, sad song.
