| Le chasseur (Les oies sauvages) (original) | Le chasseur (Les oies sauvages) (translation) |
|---|---|
| Il était cinq heures du matin | It was five in the morning |
| On avançait dans les marais | We were walking through the swamps |
| Couverts de brume | Covered in mist |
| J’avais mon fusil dans les mains | I had my gun in my hands |
| Un passereau prenait au loin | A sparrow took in the distance |
| De l’altitude | altitude |
| Les chiens pressées marchaient devant | The dogs in a hurry walked in front |
| Dans les roseaux | In the reeds |
| Par dessus l'étang | Over the pond |
| Soudain j’ai vu | Suddenly I saw |
| Passer les oies sauvages | Pass the wild geese |
| Elles s’en allaient | They were leaving |
| Vers le midi | Around noon |
| La Méditerranée | The Mediterranean |
| Un vol de perdreaux | A flock of partridges |
| Par dessus les champs | Over the fields |
| Montait dans les nuages | Was rising in the clouds |
| La forêt chantait | The forest was singing |
| Le soleil brillait | The sun was shining |
| Au bout des marécages | At the end of the swamps |
| Avec mon fusil dans les mains | With my gun in my hands |
| Au fond de moi je me sentais | Deep inside I felt |
| Un peu coupable | A little guilty |
| Alors je suis parti tout seul | So I left on my own |
| J’ai emmené mon épagneul | I took my spaniel |
| En promenade | Walking |
| Je regardais | I was looking |
| Le bleu du ciel | The blue of the sky |
| Et j'étais bien | And I was fine |
| Et tous ces oiseaux | And all those birds |
| Qui étaient si bien | Who were so fine |
| Là-haut dans les nuages | Up in the clouds |
| J’aurais bien aimer les accompagner | I would have liked to accompany them |
| Au bout de leur voyage | At the end of their journey |
| Oui tous ces oiseaux | Yes all these birds |
| Qui étaient si bien | Who were so fine |
| Là-haut dans les nuages | Up in the clouds |
| J’aurais bien aimer les accompagner | I would have liked to accompany them |
