Translation of the song lyrics Gros Pierre - Gilles Vigneault, Jean-Pierre Ferland

Gros Pierre (original)

Quand elle est partie en ville
La trop belle Laurelou
Quand elle est partie en ville
Gros Pierre est resté chez nous
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam dame li doux
Il s’est passé des semaines
Du mauvais temps, du temps doux
Il s’est passé des semaines
À perdre le goût de tout
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam dame li doux
Il a reçu une lettre
C’est la belle Laurelou
Il a reçu une lettre
Qui n’en disait pas beaucoup
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam dame li doux
Il l’a dit à Charles-Émile
Il passait ses nuits debout
Gros Pierre est parti en ville
Un soir, entre chien et loup
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam dame li doux
Quand il eut marché des milles
Quand il eut cherché partout
Quand il eut payé la ville
Est revenu sans le sou
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam dame li doux
C’est pour quand tes fiançailles?
C’est-i' en ville ou chez nous?
Quand tout le village raille
Gros Pierre attend Laurelou
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam dame li doux
Grande visite au village
C’est la belle Laurelou
Qui traverse le village
Au bras d’un amant jaloux
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam dame li doux
Ils ont retrouvé Gros Pierre
Dans le chemin des cailloux
Ont récité les prières
N’attendra plus Laurelou
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam dame li doux
Elle, est repartie en ville
Et n’en a rien su du tout
S’en est repartie en ville
On n’en parle plus chez nous
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam dame li doux
Est morte seule, un novembre
Adieu belle Laurelou
On a trouvé dans sa chambre
Une lettre et des bijoux
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam dame li doux
Tout était pour le Gros Pierre
Mille fois pardon pour tout
Et c’est la soeur à Gros Pierre
Qui portera les bijoux
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam dame li doux
Hier elle est partie en ville
Un collier de perles au cou
Hier elle est partie en ville
On aurait dit Laurelou
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam dame li doux

Gros Pierre (translation)

When she went to town
The too beautiful Laurelou
When she went to town
Gros Pierre stayed with us
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam lady li sweet
It's been weeks
Bad weather, mild weather
It's been weeks
To lose the taste of everything
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam lady li sweet
He got a letter
It's beautiful Laurelou
He got a letter
Who didn't say much
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam lady li sweet
He told Charles-Émile
He spent his nights up
Gros Pierre went to town
One evening, between dog and wolf
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam lady li sweet
When he had walked for miles
When he had searched everywhere
When he had paid the city
Came back penniless
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam lady li sweet
When is your engagement?
Is it in town or at home?
When the whole village is laughing
Gros Pierre is waiting for Laurelou
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam lady li sweet
Great visit to the village
It's beautiful Laurelou
Who runs through the village
On the arm of a jealous lover
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam lady li sweet
They found Gros Pierre
In the path of stones
recited the prayers
Will no longer wait for Laurelou
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam lady li sweet
She went back to town
And didn't know anything at all
Went back to town
We don't talk about it anymore
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam lady li sweet
Died alone, one November
Farewell beautiful Laurelou
We found in his room
A letter and jewelry
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam lady li sweet
It was all for the Big Stone
A thousand times sorry for everything
And it's Gros Pierre's sister
Who will wear the jewelry
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam lady li sweet
Yesterday she went to town
A pearl necklace around the neck
Yesterday she went to town
Looked like Laurelou
Ti deli dam didelam didelou
Ti deli dam didelam lady li sweet