Merde in France: "They shall not pass!"

Bill of the bilingual blog Merde in France has moved to the group blog No Pasarán! (Spanish for "they shall not pass!"). On today's anniversary of D-day, the blog quotes a 1967 tune by French chansonnier Michel Sardou:

If the Yankees weren't there You'd all be in [Greater] Germany Talking of G-d know what Saluting G-d knows whom Of course, the years have passed The rifles have changed hands Is this the season to forget That one day we needed them? A kid come from Georgia Who didn't owe you a damn Came to die in Normandy One morning when you weren't around Of course, the years have passed We've become friends In friendship, we say of those who were shot That they died for nothing If the Yankees weren't there You'd all be in [Greater] Germany Talking of G-d knows what Saluting G-d knows whom

Si les ricains n'étaient pas là Vous seriez tous en Germanie A parler de je ne sais quoi A saluer je ne sais qui Bien sûr les années ont passé Les fusils ont changé de mains Est-ce une raison pour oublier Qu'un jour on en a eu besoin Un gars venu de Géorgie Qui se foutait pas mal de toi Est v'nu mourir en Normandie Un matin où tu n'y étais pas Bien sûr les années ont passé On est devenus des copains A l'amicale du fusillé On dit qu'ils sont tombés pour rien Si les ricains n'étaient pas là Vous seriez tous en Germanie A parler de je ne sais quoi A saluer je ne sais qui

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[Flint]

Did a quick search for it and Google came up with this link: http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:8J7d_vPUoscJ:forums.wildbillguarnere.com/index.php%3Fshowtopic%3D1348%26st%3D75+d-day+%22Michel+Sardou%22&hl=en

Imagine that, in 1967 ... .

Let us indeed hope that " .. there will always be a man or a woman to remember them .. ."