| Quand la bergère s’en va-t-aux champs,
| When the shepherdess goes to the fields,
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| En toujours filant
| Still spinning
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| Sa quenouille est à son côté
| His distaff is by his side
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| Son fuseau d’argent.
| His silver spindle.
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| Son bel amant va la suivant
| Her handsome lover goes next
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| En toujours disant:
| Always saying:
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| — La belle, ne marchez pas si fort
| "Beautiful, don't walk so hard."
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| Tardez un moment.
| Delay a moment.
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| — Oh, nenni non, je n' tard’rai point
| "Oh, no, no, I won't be late
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| J’ai vu l’autre jour de joyeux amours
| I saw the other day happy loves
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| Là qui était dans le jardin
| Where was in the garden
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| Le cœur bien mourant.
| The dying heart.
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| — N'avait-il pas le sabre en main,
| "Didn't he have the saber in his hand,
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| L’anneau d’or au doigt?
| The gold ring on your finger?
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| La belle, ce sont mes anneaux!
| Beauty, these are my rings!
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| Belle, rendez-les-moi!
| Beautiful, give them back to me!
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| — Tiens, galant, voilà tes anneaux
| "Here, gallant, here are your rings
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| Mets-les à ton doigt
| Put them on your finger
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| Je m’en fiche pas mal de tes anneaux
| I don't really care about your rings
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| Encore mieux de toi.
| Even better from you.
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| — Ah si, la belle, j’ai mal parlé
| "Ah yes, my beauty, I spoke badly
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| Là je m’en repens
| There I repent
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| Et je me jette à vos pieds
| And I throw myself at your feet
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| Le cœur repentant.
| The repentant heart.
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| — Galant, galant, il n’est plus temps
| "Galant, gallant, it's too late
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| De t’en repentir
| To repent
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| Toi, tu m’as donné ton congé
| You, you gave me your leave
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| Et moi, je l’ai pris. | And I took it. |