Lyrics and translation Michel Delpech - A La Claire Fontaine

A La Claire Fontaine

(Reprise d′une chanson traditionnelle)

À la claire fontaine m'en allant promener
J′ai trouvé l'eau si belle que je m'y suis baigné

Il y a longtemps que je t′aime jamais je ne t′oublierai

J'ai trouvé l′eau si belle que je m'y suis baigné
Sur la plus haute branche un rossignol chantait

Il y a longtemps que je t′aime jamais je ne t'oublierai

Chante rossignol chante toi qui as le coeur gai
Tu as le coeur à rire moi je l′ai à pleurer

Il y a longtemps que je t'aime jamais je ne t'oublierai

By the Clear Fountain

(Cover of a traditional song)

As I strolled by the clear fountain
I found the water so lovely that I bathed in it

I've loved you for a long time, and I'll never forget you

I found the water so lovely that I bathed in it
A nightingale sang on the highest branch

I've loved you for a long time, and I'll never forget you

Sing, nightingale, sing, you whose heart is glad
Your heart is full of laughter, but mine is full of tears

I've loved you for a long time, and I'll never forget you