Lyrics and translation June Carter Cash - If I Were a Carpenter
If I Were a Carpenter
Si j'étais charpentier
If
I
were
a
carpenter
and
you
were
a
lady
Si
j'étais
charpentier
et
toi
une
dame
Would
you
marry
me
anyway,
would
you
have
my
baby?
Me
marierais-tu
quand
même,
aurais-tu
mon
bébé
?
If
you
were
a
carpenter
and
I
were
a
lady
Si
tu
étais
charpentier
et
moi
une
dame
I′d
marry
you
anyway,
I'd
have
your
baby
Je
t'épouserais
quand
même,
j'aurais
ton
bébé
If
a
tinker
was
my
trade,
would
I
still
find
you?
Si
mon
métier
était
chaudronnier,
me
trouverais-tu
encore
?
I′d
be
carryin'
the
pot
you
made,
followin'
behind
you
Je
porterais
le
pot
que
tu
as
fabriqué,
en
te
suivant
Save
your
love
through
loneliness,
save
your
love
through
sorrow
Garde
ton
amour
dans
la
solitude,
garde
ton
amour
dans
la
tristesse
I
gave
you
my
onlyness,
give
me
your
tomorrow
Je
te
donne
ma
solitude,
donne-moi
ton
lendemain
If
I
were
a
miller
at
a
mill
wheel
grinding
Si
j'étais
meunier
dans
un
moulin
Would
you
miss
your
colored
blouse
and
your
soft
shoe
shinin′?
Te
manqueraient
ton
chemisier
coloré
et
tes
chaussures
brillantes
?
If
you
were
a
miller
at
a
mill
wheel
grinding
Si
tu
étais
meunier
dans
un
moulin
I′d
not
miss
my
colored
blouse
and
my
soft
shoe
shinin'
Ton
chemisier
coloré
et
tes
chaussures
brillantes
ne
me
manqueraient
pas
Save
your
love
through
loneliness,
save
your
love
through
sorrow
Garde
ton
amour
dans
la
solitude,
garde
ton
amour
dans
la
tristesse
I
gave
you
my
onliness,
give
me
your
tomorrow
Je
te
donne
ma
solitude,
donne-moi
ton
lendemain
If
worked
my
hands
in
wood,
would
you
still
love
me?
Si
je
travaillais
mes
mains
dans
le
bois,
m'aimerais-tu
encore
?
I′d
answer
you,
"Yes,
I
would",
and
would
you
not
be
above
me?
Je
te
répondrais
: "Oui,
je
le
ferais",
et
ne
serais-tu
pas
au-dessus
de
moi
?
If
I
were
a
carpenter
and
you
were
a
lady
Si
j'étais
charpentier
et
toi
une
dame
I'd
marry
you
anyway,
I′d
have
your
baby
Je
t'épouserais
quand
même,
j'aurais
ton
bébé
Save
your
love
through
loneliness,
save
your
love
through
sorrow
Garde
ton
amour
dans
la
solitude,
garde
ton
amour
dans
la
tristesse
I
gave
you
my
onliness,
give
me
your
tomorrow
Je
te
donne
ma
solitude,
donne-moi
ton
lendemain
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