| Un' demoisell' sur un' balan?? | A 'damsel' on a 'balan?? |
| oire
| hear
|
| Se balan?? | Swing?? |
| ait ?? | has?? |
| la f?? | the f?? |
| te un dimanche
| you on a sunday
|
| Elle?? | She?? |
| tait belle et l’on pouvait voir
| you were beautiful and you could see
|
| Ses jambes blanches sous son jupon noir…
| Her white legs under her black petticoat...
|
| Le marchand lui criait: «Voulez-vous vous asseoir?
| The merchant was shouting at him, "Do you want to sit down?
|
| Descendez, descendez, c’est assez pour ce soir
| Get down, get down, that's enough for tonight
|
| Si vous restez debout
| If you stay up
|
| Vous allez vous casser le cou !»
| You'll break your neck!"
|
| Mais la demoisell' sur la balan?? | But the lady on the balan?? |
| oire
| hear
|
| Riait, riait et montait de plus belle
| Laughed and laughed and rose louder
|
| Elle?? | She?? |
| tait belle et l’on pouvait croir'
| was beautiful and you could believe
|
| Qu’ell' s’envolait pour toujours dans le ciel
| That she flew forever into the sky
|
| Mais c'??tait d?? | But it was due |
| fendu
| split
|
| Elle est redescendue
| She came back down
|
| Quand elle est descendue
| When she came down
|
| Moi j'??tais tout?? | I was everything |
| mu
| mu
|
| Je lui ai dit: «Mad'moiselle
| I told her, "Ma'am
|
| J’ai cru que vous aviez des ailes !»
| I thought you had wings!”
|
| On est all?? | We went?? |
| s au tir
| s at shooting
|
| Aux ch’vaux d’bois, aux nougats
| With wooden horses, nougats
|
| Au cirque, ?? | At the circus, ?? |
| la femm' tronc
| the woman's trunk
|
| Mais?? | But?? |
| a n’l’amusait pas…
| it didn't amuse him...
|
| Ell' m’a dit: «Je vous remercie
| She said to me, "Thank you
|
| Je pr?? | I pr?? |
| f??r' retourner l??-bas…»
| f??r' go back there…»
|
| Et voil? | And voila? |
| qu’ell' m’a laiss?
| what did she leave me?
|
| Pour aller s’balancer
| To go swing
|
| Un' demoisell' sur un' balan?? | A 'damsel' on a 'balan?? |
| oire
| hear
|
| Se balan?? | Swing?? |
| ait ?? | has?? |
| la f?? | the f?? |
| te un dimanche
| you on a sunday
|
| Elle?? | She?? |
| tait belle et l’on pouvait voir
| you were beautiful and you could see
|
| Ses jambes blanches sous son jupon noir…
| Her white legs under her black petticoat...
|
| Quand elle est descendue
| When she came down
|
| Toujours aussi?? | Always too?? |
| mu
| mu
|
| Je lui ai propos?: «Voulez-vous m'??pouser ?»
| I said to her, "Do you want to marry me?"
|
| A la mairie du douzi?? | At the town hall of the douzi?? |
| me
| me
|
| J’ai dit oui, elle de m?? | I said yes, she from m?? |
| m'
| me
|
| Je l’ai prise par le nez
| I took it by the nose
|
| Par le cou, par le bras
| By the neck, by the arm
|
| J’l’avais tout contre moi
| I had it all against me
|
| Mais?? | But?? |
| a n’l’amusait pas
| it did not amuse him
|
| Ell' m’a dit: «J'vous remercie
| She said to me: "Thank you
|
| Je pr?? | I pr?? |
| f??r' retourner l??-bas…»
| f??r' go back there…»
|
| Et voil? | And voila? |
| qu’ell' m’a laiss?
| what did she leave me?
|
| Pour aller s’balancer ! | To go swing! |
| … | … |