Georges Brassens : Pauvre Martin
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Great poet and folk songwriter Georges Brassens tells the life of Poor Martin (the most common name in France), an agricultural worker, and his resignation to his life and death :
Without letting be seen on his face, neither a resentful or bitter look
He turned over other's fields
Always shoveling, always shoveling
And when death called upon him, to work his final field,
he dug his own grave, quickly, hiding himself,
(...) And then laid down without a word, not to disturb anybody.
This song is part of his second album from 1954. You can find a video with English translation here.