Lyrics and translation Salvatore Adamo - Quand les roses (Live)

Quand les roses (Live)

Quand les roses fleurissaient,
Sortaient les filles.
On voyait dans tous les jardins
Danser les jupons.
Puis les roses se fanaient,
Rentraient les filles
Pour passer dans leur doux écrin
Le temps des flocons.
C'était charmant, c'était charmant,
C'était charmant, le temps des roses,
Quand on y pense, paupières closes.
Mais les roses d'aujourd'hui
Sont artificielles,
Et les filles vont cueillir des fleurs
Été comme hiver.
Elles ne supportent plus l'ennui,
Ces demoiselles.
Elles se griment le corps et le coeur
Et vont prendre l'air.

When the Roses (Live)

When the roses were in bloom,
The girls came out to play.
In every garden they danced,
Their skirts twirling all day.
But when the roses faded,
The girls went back inside.
To spend the winter in their cozy homes,
And wait for spring to come.
It was charming, it was charming,
It was charming, the time of roses,
When we think of it, with closed eyes.
But the roses of today
Are artificial,
And the girls go out to pick flowers,
In both summer and winter.
They can't stand boredom anymore,
These young ladies.
They paint their bodies and their hearts,
And go out to breathe fresh air.