Maple Fudge - The Guess Whotranslation in French




Maple Fudge
Fudge d'érable
Miss Fudge is only waiting for a man to come her way
Ma chérie, tu n'attends qu'un homme pour te trouver
She has been waiting 80 years for Mr. Maple but he doesn′t know that she is waiting too
Tu attends Monsieur Érable depuis 80 ans, mais il ne sait pas que tu l'attends aussi
It's nothing new
Ce n'est pas nouveau
Mr. Maple gets up early every morning cooks his breakfast all alone the house is cold
Monsieur Érable se lève tôt chaque matin, prépare son petit-déjeuner tout seul, la maison est froide
He needs a woman′s hand to comfort him in his reclining years
Il a besoin d'une main de femme pour le réconforter dans ses années de déclin
He overhears
Il entend
The people on the street they pass him by and sort of snicker
Les gens dans la rue le dépassent et ricanent un peu
In his younger years he should have been a little quicker
Dans sa jeunesse, il aurait être un peu plus rapide
For in the hand of someone he could love but who's to judge
Car dans la main de quelqu'un qu'il pourrait aimer, mais qui peut juger
If he'll ever have a meeting with Miss Fudge
S'il aura jamais une rencontre avec Miss Fudge
Miss Fudge′s hopes were fading that a man would come her way
Les espoirs de Miss Fudge se fanaient qu'un homme vienne la trouver
She had been darning no ones socks and when the years crept up her misery
Elle avait raccommodé les chaussettes de personne et quand les années ont rampé, sa misère
Just slowly pushed her on
L'a simplement poussée lentement
And now she′s gone
Et maintenant elle est partie
Mr Maple's life alone was just too much for him to bear
La vie de Monsieur Érable seul était tout simplement trop difficile à supporter
And in his heart he knew there′d never be someone to comfort him at times he cried
Et dans son cœur, il savait qu'il n'y aurait jamais quelqu'un pour le réconforter, parfois il pleurait
And then he died
Et puis il est mort
But everything is better now
Mais tout est mieux maintenant
They're both at last together
Ils sont enfin ensemble
The question now is answered for all those who wondered whether
La question est maintenant résolue pour tous ceux qui se demandaient si
They each at last had found a friend and if they did misjudge
Ils avaient enfin trouvé un ami et s'ils avaient mal jugé
Their tombstones side by side read Maple Fudge
Leur tombe côte à côte dit Maple Fudge





Writer(s): Burton Cummings, Bachman

The Guess Who - The Ultimate Collection
Album The Ultimate Collection
date of release
17-02-1997

1   These Eyes
2   Lightfoot
3   Maple Fudge
4   Of A Dropping Pin
5   Laughing
6   Undun
7   No Time
8   Proper Stranger
9   Humpty's Blues
10   8:15
11   When Friends Fall Out
12   American Woman
13   Medley: No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature
14   Hand Me Down World
15   Runnin' Down the Street (Outtake - 1970)
16   Share The Land
17   Bus Rider
18   Hang On to Your Life
19   Do You Miss Me Darlin'
20   Medley: Coming Down Off The Money Bag/Song Of The Dog
21   Rain Dance
22   One Divided
23   Life In The Bloodstream
24   Sour Suite
25   Albert Flasher - Single Version
26   Broken
27   So Long, Bannatyne
28   Heartbroken Bopper
29   Arrividerci Girl
30   Runnin' Back To Saskatoon
31   Glace Bay Blues
32   Truckin' Off Across The Sky
33   Follow Your Daughter Home
34   Bye Bye Babe
35   Orly
36   The Watcher
37   Those Show Biz Shoes
38   Guns Guns Guns
39   Heaven Only Moved Once Yesterday/Don't You Want Me
40   Clap for the Wolfman
41   Road Food
42   Attila's Blues
43   Star Baby
44   Musicione
45   Glamour Boy
46   Lie Down
47   Dancin' Fool
48   Seems Like I Can't Live With You But I Can't Live Without You
49   Loves Me Like A Brother
50   Hoe Down Time
51   Rosanne
52   Dreams
53   Women
54   When The Band Was Singin' "Shakin' All Over"
55   Lightfoot - Take 2 (Rehearsal)
56   Medley: No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature - Take 9
57   American Woman - Take 25

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