The Convict’s Song (Chanson de Forçat)

Oh oh oh he who has never been under lock and key
Oh oh oh will never know what it is to be free
Me, yes, I know this, I am an escapee
Oh oh What does it take to see a full blue sky and sea
To look into a black sky for four days out of three
I can look into that, I am an escapee
It is really necessary to be in custody
Oh oh oh oh oh to know the price of liberty
Me, yes, I know this, I am an escapee
Oh does one need to lose one’s ability to see
To keep hope for the suns lost into infinity
I see them shining, I am an escapee
Oh oh oh he who has never been under lock and key
Oh oh oh will never know what it is to be free
Me, yes, I know this, I am an escapee

To tell the truth I am
Both a forger and a sham,
A rip off man, a con
The player of an illusion

One who has been set free
An eternal escapee
A maker of holes
And a breaker of bolts

A jumper of (over) walls  
A breaker of locked doors
A maker of the stars
And a filer of bars