| Le belle abeille (original) | Le belle abeille (translation) |
|---|---|
| Sans crainte des embûches | Without fear of pitfalls |
| Une abeille au réveil | A bee waking up |
| S’envola de sa ruche | Flew from his hive |
| Chantant l’hymne au soleil | Singing the hymn to the sun |
| La belle abeille a butiné les blés barbus | The beautiful bee has foraged the bearded wheat |
| La belle abeille a bu | The beautiful bee drank |
| La belle abeille a vu | The beautiful bee saw |
| Ce qu’abeille jamais de sa vie n’avait vu | What bee never in her life had seen |
| Posé sur une branche | Placed on a branch |
| Elle vit un bourdon | She saw a bumblebee |
| Qui fut pour elle cause | Who was for her cause |
| D’une grande émotion | With great emotion |
| Alors sans plus attendre | So without further ado |
| Le bourdon très galant | The Very Gallant Bumblebee |
| L’invita d’un air tendre | Invited him with a tender air |
| En son appartement | In his apartment |
| Les parois sont de verre | The walls are glass |
| Le plafond de papier | The paper ceiling |
| Je suis seul locataire | I am the only tenant |
| En pleine liberté | In complete freedom |
| Notre petite abeille | our little bee |
| Écoutant le bourdon | Listening to the bumblebee |
| À ces mots s'émerveille | At these words marvels |
| Et fait deux grands yeux ronds | And made two big round eyes |
| Bientôt leur apparurent | Soon appeared to them |
| Tous les bonheurs promis | All the happiness promised |
| C’est un pot d’confiture | It's a jam jar |
| Qui leur servit de nid | Who served as their nest |
