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| L’amandier | The almond tree | ||
| J’avais l’plus bel amandier Du quartier, J’avais l’plus bel amandier Du quartier, Et, pour la bouche gourmande Des filles du monde entier, J’faisais pousser des amandes : Le beau, le joli métier! Un écureuil en jupon, Dans un bond, Un écureuil en jupon, Dans un bond, Vint me dir’: «Je suis gourmande Et mes lèvres sentent bon, Et, si tu m’donn’s une amande, J’te donne un baiser fripon !» « Grimpe aussi haut que tu veux, Que tu peux, «Grimpe aussi haut que tu veux, Que tu peux, Et tu croqu’s, et tu picores, Puis tu grignot’s, et puis tu Redescends plus vite encore Me donner le baiser dû! » Quand la belle eut tout rongé, Tout mangé… Quand la belle eut tout rongé, Tout mangé… « Je te paierai, me dit-elle, A pleine bouche quand les Nigauds seront pourvus d’ailes Et que tu sauras voler! » « Mont’ m’embrasser si tu veux, Si tu peux… « Mont’ m’embrasser si tu veux, Si tu peux… Mais dis-toi que, si tu tombes, J’n’aurais pas la larme à l’œil, Dis-toi que, si tu succombes, Je n’porterai pas le deuil! » Les avait, bien entendu, Toutes mordues, Les avait, bien entendu, Toutes mordues, Tout’s grignotées, mes amandes, Ma récolte était perdue, Mais sa jolie bouch’ gourmande En baisers m’a tout rendu! Et la fête dura tant Qu’ le beau temps… Et la fête dura tant Qu’ le beau temps… Mais vint l’automne, et la foudre, Et la pluie, et les autans Ont changé mon arbre en poudre… Et mon amour en mêm’ temps! |
I had the fairest almond tree Of the neighbourhood, I had the fairest almond tree Of the neighbourhood, And, for the greedy mouths Of girls the whole world round, I was growing almonds: What a fine, what a lovely trade! A squirrel in a skirt, With a leap, A squirrel in a skirt, With a leap, Came to tell me: «I am greedy And my lips smell sweet, And, if you give me an almond, I'll give you a mischievous kiss!» « Climb as high as you wish, As high as you can, « Climb as high as you wish, As high as you can, Crunch and grind and nibble, Then chew, and after that Come down faster than ever To give me that promised kiss!» When the beauty had gnawed it all, Eaten everything… When the beauty had gnawed it all, Eaten everything… She told me, with her mouth still full: «I'll pay you back the day The fools have grown their wings And when you too can fly!" « Come up and kiss me if you wish, If you can… « Come up and kiss me if you wish, If you can… But tell yourself, if you fall, I’ll shed not a tear, Tell yourself, if you die, I won't be in mourning! » Of course, she had eaten them all, All were bitten, She had, of course, eaten them all, All were bitten, All were crunched, my almonds, My harvest was lost, But her pretty greedy mouth Paid me back in kisses! And the feast went on as long As the fine weather… And the feast went on as long As the fine weather… Then came autumn, and lightening, And rain, and the south wind Turned my tree to dust… And my love too at the same time! |