| Vive la rose (original) | Vive la rose (translation) |
|---|---|
| Mon amant me delaisse | My lover leaves me |
| O gue vive la rose | O gue long live the rose |
| Je ne sais pas pourquioi | I don't know why |
| Vive la rose et le lils | Long live the rose and the lils |
| Il va-t-en voir une autre | Will he see another |
| O gue vive la rose | O gue long live the rose |
| Ne sais s’il reviendra | Don't know if he will return |
| Vive la rose et le lilas | Long live the rose and the lilac |
| On dit qu’elle est tres belle | They say she is very beautiful |
| O gue vive la rose | O gue long live the rose |
| Bien plus belle que moi | much prettier than me |
| Vive la rose et le lilas | Long live the rose and the lilac |
| On dit qu’elle est malade | They say she's sick |
| O gue vive la rose | O gue long live the rose |
| Peut-etre elle en mourra | Maybe she will die |
| Vive la rose et le lilas | Long live the rose and the lilac |
| Si elle meurt dimanche | If she dies on Sunday |
| O gue vive la rose | O gue long live the rose |
| Lundi on l’enterrera | Monday we will bury him |
| Vive la rose et le lilas | Long live the rose and the lilac |
| Mardi reviendra me voir | Tuesday will come back to see me |
| O gue vive la rose | O gue 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 |
