Lyrics of On Se Promenait - The Pinker Tones

On Se Promenait (original)

The Pinker Tones
Wild Animals
On Se Promenait
On s'Ã(c)tait connu
En nous promenant
Je n’ai jamais su
Son âge, ni son nom
Au clair de la lune
On se rencontrait
Il n’y en avait aucune
Qui me rendait si gai
Son petit sourire
Cachait des secrets
Elle savait mentir
Et moi pardonner
Peu de choses à se dire:
Ni du temps passé Ni de l’avenir;
Le prÃ(c)sent suffisait
On dÃ(c)ambulait
En criant nos voeux
Ils nous appelaient
Les amants du Pont Neuf
Following the Seine
I took her by the hand
Tout d’un coup un soir
Elle a disparue…
Je ne pouvais croire
De l’avoir perdue!
Je me promenais
Le regard par terre
Et le ciel mouillait
Mon prÃ(c)sent amer
Alors j’ai compris
Il Ã(c)tait temps qu’elle
Reprenne sa vie
Et puis moi la mienne
Quelques annÃ(c)es plus tard
Un jour de printemps
Elle courait en retard
PortÃ(c)e par le vent
On s’est regardé Le temps congelé Un sourire croisé Jamais je ne t’oublierais
Following the Seine
I took her by the hand

(translation)

The Pinker Tones
Wild Animals
We were walking
We had known each other
As we walk
I never knew
His age, nor his name
In the moonlight
We used to meet
There were none
Who made me so happy
Her little smile
Was hiding secrets
She knew how to lie
And forgive me
Few things to say to each other:
Neither of the past Nor of the future;
The present was enough
We were strolling
Shouting our vows
They called us
The Lovers on the Bridge
Following the Seine
I take her by the hand
Suddenly one night
She disappeared…
I couldn't believe
To have lost it!
I was walking
Looking down
And the sky was wet
My bitter present
So I understood
It was about time she
Take back his life
And then me mine
A few years later
A spring day
She was running late
Carried by the wind
We looked at each other Time froze A crossed smile I'll never forget you
Following the Seine
I take her by the hand