| La câne de Jeanne (original) | La câne de Jeanne (translation) |
|---|---|
| La cane | The cane |
| De Jeanne | From Jeanne |
| Est morte au gui l’an neuf | Died on mistletoe in the year nine |
| Elle avait fait, la veille | She had done, the day before |
| Merveille! | Wonder! |
| Un oeuf! | An egg! |
| La cane | The cane |
| De Jeanne | From Jeanne |
| Est morte d’avoir fait | died of having done |
| Du moins on le présume | At least we presume |
| Un rhume | A cold |
| Mauvais! | Bad! |
| La cane | The cane |
| De Jeanne | From Jeanne |
| Est morte sur son oeuf | Died on her egg |
| Et dans son beau costume | And in his fine suit |
| De plumes | Feathers |
| Tout neuf! | Brand new! |
| La cane | The cane |
| De Jeanne | From Jeanne |
| Ne laissant pas de veuf | leaving no widower |
| C’est nous autres qui eûmes | It was we who had |
| Les plumes | Feathers |
| Et l’oeuf! | And the egg! |
| Tous, toutes | All |
| Sans doute | Without a doubt |
| Garderons longtemps le | We will keep it for a long time |
| Souvenir de la cane | Memory of the cane |
| De Jeanne | From Jeanne |
| Morbleu! | Morbleu! |
