Originally Posted by
amaryn
@Enoo: his dad wanted him to take over the factory once he retired and that's one reason why Brel detested the bourgeoisie, of which his father was
a shining example,lol
So he makes fun about them also in Bruxelles:
"Et sur l'Imperiale, le coeur dans les étoiles, y avait mon grandpère, y avait ma grandmère
il avait su y faire, elle l'avait laisser faire,ils l'avaient donc fait tous les deux
et on voudrait que je sois serieux"!
"and on the Place Imperial, in high spirits, there were grandpa and grandma,
he was quite a scoundrel, but she just didn't mind,
so you can put the blame upon both
and then people want me to be serious!"
(that's how I'd translate it)