| Vive la rose (original) | Vive la rose (translation) |
|---|---|
| Mon amant me délaisse | My lover leaves me |
| O gai ! | O gay! |
| vive la rose ! | long live the rose! |
| Je ne sais pas pourquoi | I do not know why |
| Vive la rose et le lilas ! | Long live the rose and the lilac! |
| Je ne sais pas pourquoi | I do not know why |
| Vive la rose et le lilas | Long live the rose and the lilac |
| Il va-t-en voir une autre | Will he see another |
| O gai ! | O gay! |
| vive la rose ! | long live the rose! |
| Qu’est plus riche que moi | Who is richer than me |
| Vive la rose et le lilas ! | Long live the rose and the lilac! |
| Qu’est plus riche que moi | Who is richer than me |
| Vive la rose et le lilas | Long live the rose and the lilac |
| On dit qu’elle est plus belle | They say she's prettier |
| O gai vive la rose ! | O gay long live the rose! |
| Je n’en disconviens pas … | I don't disagree... |
| On dit qu’elle est malade | They say she's sick |
| O gai ! | O gay! |
| vive la rose ! | long live the rose! |
| Peut-être elle en mourra … | Maybe she will die... |
| Mais si elle meurt dimanche | But if she dies on Sunday |
| O gai ! | O gay! |
| vive la rose ! | long live the rose! |
| Lundi on l’enterrera … | Monday we will bury him... |
| Mardi il r’viendra m’voir | Tuesday he will come back to see me |
| O gai ! | O gay! |
| vive la rose ! | long live the rose! |
| Mais je n’en voudrai pas | But I wouldn't want it |
| Vive la rose et le lilas ! | Long live the rose and the lilac! |
| Mais je n’en voudrai pas | But I wouldn't want it |
| Vive la rose et le lilas ! | Long live the rose and the lilac! |
