Lyrics of Les Canards - Lynda Lemay

Les Canards (original)

Y avait des canards,
Un gros et plein de petits,
C'(c)tait si beau voir
L’aprs-midi.
Le lac comme un miroir,
Leur glissait sous les plumes,
Il y avait des canards
Ce jour l, je pr (c)sume.
On les a tant guett©,
Pench© sur notre rive,
Un pied sec, un mouill© On essayait de les suivre
Cinq heure de l’aprs midi,
Sans faute ils arrivaient,
Le gros et les petits,
Qui le talonnaient.
Il y avait des canards,
Enfin je ne les ai pas vu,
Mais ce jour l
Je vous jure qu’ils sont venus.
Ils ont du se pavaner,
Ils ont du faire les beaux,
Filer entre le quai
Et le bateau…
C'(c)tait un beau samedi,
Le chalet (c)tait bond©,
Quand cinq heure de l’aprs-midi
A Sonn©,
Le temps d’allumer le four,
Destin© aux pizzas,
Le temps, je vous assure,
Aussi court que § a!
Cinq heure (c)tait pass©,
D’a peine quelques secondes,
Ca semblait bien se passer
Pour tout mon monde…
Je n’ai pas vu les canards,
Ni le gros, ni les petits,
Flotter sur le miroir
Que me cachaient mes amis
Je n’ai vu qu’un manteau,
Qui flottait comme une algue,
Un petit manteau bleu pўle,
Sur les vagues…
S"rement que les canards,
Ont m (c)rit© la chance,
De lui dire au revoir,
En lui offrant une danse…
Il y avait des canards,
Un gros et plein de petits,
Si c'(c)tait pas de ces canards l,
Je vous le dis,
On pourrai boire tranquille,
L’ap (c)ro sur le quai,
Et encore voir Mathilde
S’amuser.
Oui, ce sont les canards,
Qui me l’ont enlev©!
Avec leur grosse famille,
Et moi je n’avais qu’une fille…
Et moi je n’ai rien fait,
A part ne pas la voir,
Et sortir du chalet,
Trop tard…
(Thanks to Bridgit for these lyrics)

(translation)

There were ducks,
One big and full of little ones,
It (it) was so beautiful to see
Afternoon.
The lake like a mirror,
Slipped under their feathers,
There were ducks
That day, I pr (c)sume.
They have been watched for so long,
Leaning over our shore,
One dry foot, one wet, we tried to follow them
Five o'clock in the afternoon,
Without fail they arrived,
The big and the little ones,
Who were following him.
There were ducks,
Well I haven't seen them,
But that day
I swear they came.
They must have strutted around,
They must have looked pretty,
Spin between the dock
And the boat...
It (it) was a beautiful Saturday,
The cottage (c)was crowded,
When five o'clock in the afternoon
In Sonn©,
Time to turn on the oven,
Destiny© for pizzas,
Time, I assure you,
As short as § a!
Five o'clock (it) had passed,
Just a few seconds,
It seemed to be going well
For all my people...
I haven't seen the ducks,
Neither the big nor the small,
Float on the mirror
What my friends were hiding from me
I only saw one coat,
Which floated like seaweed,
A little pale blue coat,
On the waves...
Surely the ducks,
Have (c)rited me lucky,
To say goodbye to him,
By offering him a dance...
There were ducks,
One big and full of little ones,
If it (it) wasn't one of those ducks,
I tell you,
We can drink in peace,
The ap (c)ro on the quay,
And still see Mathilde
Enjoy.
Yes, it's the ducks,
Who took it away from me!
With their large family,
And I only had one daughter...
And I did nothing,
Other than not seeing her,
And come out of the cottage,
Too late…
(Thanks to Bridgit for these lyrics)