Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Mademoiselle Émilie, artist - Gilles Vigneault
Date of issue: 04.01.2018
Song language: French
Mademoiselle Émilie(original) |
Fut-il amoureux? |
Fut-elle fidèle? |
On ne sait rien d’elle |
On ne sait rien d’eux |
Mademoiselle Émilie |
Vivait seule en sa maison |
Avait été très jolie |
En de lointaines saisons |
Les photos qui restent d’elle |
Sont passées par les ciseaux |
Elle tenait une ombrelle |
Et c'était sur un bateau |
Elle recevait peut-être |
À tous les deux ou trois mois |
Un colis ou une lettre |
Qui l'étonnait chaque fois |
Elle qui n'écrivait jamais |
Fut-il amoureux? |
Fut-elle fidèle? |
On ne sait rien d’elle |
On ne sait rien d’eux |
Dure et frêle silhouette |
Qui traversait les hivers |
En chapeau gris à voilette |
Et en manteau de drap vert |
Pour parler de politesse |
Elle disait: Décorum |
Ne manquait jamais la messe |
Elle touchait l’harmonium |
Mais manquait-elle à l'église |
Quelqu’un allait s’informer |
À la vieille maison grise |
Aux volets toujours fermés |
Elle qui ne manquait jamais |
Fut-il amoureux? |
Fut-elle fidèle? |
On ne sait rien d’elle |
On ne sait rien d’eux |
Puis un dimanche en automne |
L’harmonium reste muet |
On se retourne, on s'étonne |
On chuchote, on est distrait |
Sitôt la messe finie |
On fut devant sa maison |
Mademoiselle Émilie |
Est assise en son salon |
Vêtue comme un jour de fête |
Chapeau, voilette et renard |
Sa valise toute faite |
Comme on attend un départ |
Elle qui ne sortait jamais |
Fut-il amoureux? |
Fut-elle fidèle? |
On ne sait rien d’elle |
On ne sait rien d’eux |
Sa cousine Véronique |
Hérita de son piano |
Et des cahiers de musique |
Avec l’album de photos |
À Manon, la robe blanche |
À Mathilde, le trousseau |
C’est assez de quatre planches |
Pour retrouver le berceau |
Et prière de remettre |
À sa sœur qui reste loin |
Un petit coffret de lettres |
Cachetées avec grand soin |
Elle qui n'écrivait jamais |
Fut-il amoureux? |
Fut-elle fidèle? |
On ne sait rien d’elle |
On ne sait rien d’eux |
Quelque dimanche après Pâques |
Avec les premiers bateaux |
On le sait d’après Jean-Jacques |
Qui sait tout, c’est un bedeau |
Est passé au cimetière |
Un grand homme assez âgé |
On voyait par ses manières |
Que c'était un étranger |
Il a déposé des roses |
En silence, comme on prie |
Sur la tombe où se repose |
Mademoiselle Émilie |
Personne ne saura jamais |
Fut-il amoureux? |
Fut-elle fidèle? |
On ne sait rien d’elle |
On ne sait rien d’eux |
(translation) |
Was he in love? |
Was she faithful? |
Nothing is known about her |
Nothing is known about them |
Miss Emily |
Lived alone in her house |
Was very pretty |
In distant seasons |
The remaining photos of her |
went through the scissors |
She was holding a parasol |
And it was on a boat |
She may have received |
Every two or three months |
A parcel or a letter |
Who surprised him every time |
She who never wrote |
Was he in love? |
Was she faithful? |
Nothing is known about her |
Nothing is known about them |
Hard and frail figure |
Who crossed the winters |
In a gray hat with a veil |
And in a coat of green cloth |
To talk about politeness |
She said: Decorum |
Never missed mass |
She was touching the harmonium |
But was she missing in the church |
Someone was going to find out |
At the old gray house |
With the shutters always closed |
She Who Never Missed |
Was he in love? |
Was she faithful? |
Nothing is known about her |
Nothing is known about them |
Then on a Sunday in the fall |
The harmonium remains silent |
We turn around, we wonder |
We whisper, we get distracted |
As soon as mass is over |
We were in front of his house |
Miss Emily |
Is sitting in her living room |
Dressed like a party day |
Hat, veil and fox |
His ready-made suitcase |
As one waits for a departure |
She who never went out |
Was he in love? |
Was she faithful? |
Nothing is known about her |
Nothing is known about them |
His cousin Veronique |
Inherited his piano |
And music books |
With photo album |
To Manon, the white dress |
To Mathilde, the trousseau |
That's enough four planks |
To find the cradle |
And please deliver |
To his sister who stays away |
A small box of letters |
Sealed with great care |
She who never wrote |
Was he in love? |
Was she faithful? |
Nothing is known about her |
Nothing is known about them |
Some Sunday after Easter |
With the first boats |
We know it from Jean-Jacques |
Who knows everything, he's a beadle |
Went to the cemetery |
A tall, elderly man |
We could see by his ways |
That he was a stranger |
He left roses |
In silence, as we pray |
On the grave where rests |
Miss Emily |
No one will ever know |
Was he in love? |
Was she faithful? |
Nothing is known about her |
Nothing is known about them |