Translation of the song lyrics Le Petite Boutique - Édith Piaf

Le Petite Boutique - Édith Piaf
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In the genre:Опера и вокал
Release date:14.06.2009
Song language:French

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Le Petite Boutique (original)Le Petite Boutique (translation)
Je sais, dans un quartier d?I know, in a neighborhood of
sert serves
Un coin qui se donne des airs A corner that gives itself airs
De province aristocratique From aristocratic province
J’y d?I d?
couvris l’autre saison covered the other season
Encastr?recessed
e entre deux maisons e between two houses
Une miniscule boutique A tiny shop
Un beau chat noir?A beautiful black cat?
tait vautr? was wallowing?
Sur le seuil quand je suis entr?On the threshold when I entered?
e and
Il leva sur moi ses prunelles He looked up at me
Puis il eut l’air en me voyant Then he looked upon seeing me
De se dire: «Tiens !To think, "Hey!
Un client… A customer…
Quelle chose sensationnelle !» What a sensational thing!”
Ce magazin d’antiquit?s This antique store
Excitait ma curiosit? Excited my curiosity?
Par sa d?By his d?
su?te apparence your appearance
Une clochette au son f?A bell with the sound f?
l? I?
Se mit?Began?
tintinnabuler tinkle
Dans le calme et ti?In the calm and ti?
de silence of silence
Soudain, sorti je ne sais d’o? Suddenly, I don't know where?
Un petit vieillard aux yeux doux A sweet-eyed little old man
Me fit un grand salut baroque Gave me a grand baroque salute
Et j’eus l'?trange sentiment And I had the strange feeling
De vivre un tr?To live a tr?
s ancien moment s old moment
Fort?Strong?
loign?far?
de notre?of our?
poque when
Je marchandais un vieux bouquin I was haggling an old book
Dont la reliure en maroquin Including the morocco binding
Gardait l’odeur des chambres closes Kept the smell of closed rooms
Lorsque, je ne sais trop comment When, I don't know how
Je me mis, au bout d’un moment I got, after a while
A parler de tout autre chose Talking about something else
Mais le vieux ne connaissait rien But the old man knew nothing
Quel?What?
tonnement fut le mien astonishment was mine
De constater que le bonhomme To realize that the man
Ne savait rien, ?videmment Didn't know anything, of course
Des faits et des?Facts and?
v?nements events
Qui passionnaient les autres hommes Who fascinated other men
Il ignorait tout de ce temps He didn't know all about that time
Aussi bien les gens importants Both important people
Que les plus c?What the most c?
l?bres affaires free business
Et c'?tait peut-?tre cela And maybe that was it
Qui, dans ce tranquille coin-l? Who in that quiet corner there?
Cr?Cr?
ait cette?have this?
trange atmosph?strange atmosphere
re D
J’acquis le bouquin poussi?I acquired the pousi book?
reux rousing
Et je partis le c?And I left the c?
ur heureux ur happy
Le chat noir, toujours impassible The always impassive black cat
Dans un petit clignement d’yeux In a blink of an eye
Parut me dire, malicieux: Seemed to say to me, mischievously:
«Tu ne croyais pas?"Didn't you believe?
a possible …» has possible…”
Je m’en allai, et puis voil? I left, and then voila?
Mon anecdote finit l? My anecdote ends here
Car cette histoire ne comprend 'Cause this story doesn't include
Ni chute, ni moralit? Neither fall nor morality?
Mais quand je suis trop affect?But when I'm too affected?
e and
Par le potins que l’on colporte By the gossip that we peddle
Par les scandales d?By the scandals of
go?tants tasty
Par les proc?By the proc?
d?s r?from r?
voltants flywheels
Des requins de la politique Political Sharks
Afin de mieux m'?loigner d’eux To better get away from them
Je vais passer une heure ou deux I'll spend an hour or two
Dans cette petite boutique…In this little shop...
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