| Au Fond Du Temple Saint (original) | Au Fond Du Temple Saint (translation) |
|---|---|
| La foule prosternée | The Prostrate Crowd |
| La regarde, etonnée, | Looks at her, astonished, |
| Et murmure tous bas: | And whispers softly: |
| Voyez, c’est la déesse! | See, it's the goddess! |
| Qui dans l’ombre se dresse | Who in the shadows stands |
| Et vers nous tend les bras! | And reach out to us! |
| Oui, c’est elle! | Yes it's her! |
| C’est la déesse | She's the goddess |
| plus charmante et plus belle! | more charming and more beautiful! |
| Oui, c’est elle! | Yes it's her! |
| C’est la déesse | She's the goddess |
| qui descend parmi nous! | who descends among us! |
| Son voile se soulève et la foule est à genoux! | Her veil is lifted and the crowd is on their knees! |
| Mais à travers la foule | But through the crowd |
| Elle s’ouvre un passage! | She opens a passage! |
| Son long voile déjà | Her long veil already |
| Nous cache son visage! | Hides his face from us! |
| Mon regard, hélas! | My gaze, alas! |
| La cherche en vain! | Seek her in vain! |
| Oui, c’est elle! | Yes it's her! |
| C’est la déesse | She's the goddess |
| plus charmante et plus belle! | more charming and more beautiful! |
| Oui, c’est elle! | Yes it's her! |
| C’est la déesse | She's the goddess |
| qui descend parmi nous! | who descends among us! |
| Son voile se soulève et la foule est à genoux! | Her veil is lifted and the crowd is on their knees! |
| Oui, c’est elle! | Yes it's her! |
| C’est la déesse | She's the goddess |
| plus charmante et plus belle! | more charming and more beautiful! |
