Translation of the song lyrics Lundi Mardi Danse - Tri Yann

Lundi Mardi Danse (original)

À la cour du palais, lundi mardi jour de mai
À la cour du palais, y avait une servante
Y avait une servante, lundi mardi danse (bis)
Elle a tant d’amoureux, lundi mardi jour de mai
Elle a tant d’amoureux qu’elle ne sait lequel prendre
Qu’elle ne sait lequel prendre, lundi mardi danse (bis)
C’est un p’tit cordonnier, lundi mardi jour de mai
C’est un p’tit cordonnier qu’a eu la préférence
Qu’a eu la préférence, lundi mardi danse (bis)
Lui a fait des souliers, lundi mardi jour de mai
Lui a fait des souliers à la mode de de Nantes
À la mode de de Nantes, lundi mardi danse (bis)
Et les lui fait porter, lundi mardi jour de mai
Et les lui fait porter à minuit dans sa chambre
À minuit dans sa chambre, lundi mardi danse (bis)
Et c’est en lui chaussant, lundi mardi jour de mai
Et c’est en lui chaussant qu’il lui fit sa demande
Qu’il lui fit sa demande, lundi mardi danse (bis)
La belle si tu voulais, lundi mardi jour de mai
La belle si tu voulais nous dormirions ensemble
Nous dormirions ensemble, lundi mardi danse (bis)
Dans un grand lit carré, lundi mardi jour de mai
Dans un grand lit carré couvert de toiles blanches
Couvert de toiles blanches, lundi mardi danse (bis)
Aux quatre coins du lit, lundi mardi jour de mai
Aux quatre coins du lit quatre pommes d’oranges
Quatre pommes d’oranges, lundi mardi danse (bis)
Dans le mitan du lit, lundi mardi jour de mai
Dans le mitan du lit la rivière est courante
La rivière est courante, lundi mardi danse (bis)
Tous les chevaux du roi, lundi mardi jour de mai
Tous les chevaux du roi pourraient y boire ensemble
Pourraient y boire ensemble, lundi mardi danse (bis)
À la cour du palais, lundi mardi jour de mai
À la cour du palais, y avait une servante (bis)

(translation)

At the court of the palace, Monday Tuesday May day
In the courtyard of the palace there was a maid
There was a maid, Monday Tuesday dance (repeat)
She's got so many lovers, Monday Tuesday May Day
She's got so many lovers she doesn't know which one to take
That she doesn't know which to take, Monday Tuesday dance (bis)
It's a little cobbler, Monday Tuesday May day
It was a little cobbler that had the preference
What was preferred, Monday Tuesday dance (bis)
Made him shoes, Monday Tuesday May day
Made him shoes à la mode de Nantes
À la mode de Nantes, Monday Tuesday dance (bis)
And make him wear them, Monday Tuesday May day
And makes him carry them at midnight to his room
At midnight in his room, Monday Tuesday dance (bis)
And it's in his shoes, Monday Tuesday May Day
And it was while putting on her shoes that he asked her
That he proposed to her, Monday Tuesday dance (bis)
Beauty if you wanted, Monday Tuesday May Day
Beauty if you wanted we'd sleep together
We would sleep together, Monday Tuesday dance (twice)
In a big square bed, Monday Tuesday May Day
In a big square bed covered in white linens
Covered in white canvases, Monday Tuesday dance (repeat)
Four Corners of the Bed, Monday Tuesday May Day
At the four corners of the bed four apples of oranges
Four apples of oranges, Monday Tuesday dance (bis)
In the middle of the bed, Monday Tuesday May day
In the middle of the bed the river runs
The river is running, Monday Tuesday dance (repeat)
All the King's Horses, Monday Tuesday May Day
All the king's horses could drink there together
Could drink there together, Monday Tuesday dance (repeat)
At the court of the palace, Monday Tuesday May day
In the courtyard of the palace there was a servant (twice)