Paroles et traduction La Bottine Souriante - Le voyage de Basile

Le voyage de Basile

|? coutez bien les petits plaisirs
| Que Basile a eus dans sa vie (bis)
Un jour? tant comp? re
Il? tait content comme y′en avait gu? re
| Il attela son p'tit grison
| Harnais dor? et bridon d′argent (bis)
S'en va trouv? Nicotte
Il? tait content que le coeur y'en toque
Quand fut rendu sur le p′tit coteau
Le p′tit ch'val gris prenait le galop (bis)
Malgr? qu′il? tait rosse
Il passait bien? travers les roches
Quand fut rendu dans les orni? res
Le p'tit ch′val gris pouvait p'us marcher (bis)
Il dit? sa comm? re
Je vais d? barquer pousser en arri? re
| Quand fut venu sur la cantini? re
| De l′argent lui en a manqu? (bis)
Il dit? sa comm? re
Pr? tez-moi cent francs, j'vous le rendrez gu? re
| A fallu vendre son calumet
| Tout allum? pis le manche apr? s (bis)
Aussi t-une belle blague
De loup-marin garnie en rasade
| Jamais d'ma vie je n′consentirai
|? tre comp? re si mal agrey? (bis)
Ils disent c′est un scandale
D'? tre comp? re oblig? de vendr′ sa blague

Basil's Journey

|? Listen well to the little pleasures
| That Basil had in his life (twice)
One day? so rare
He? was as happy as could be
| He harnessed his little gray horse
| Golden harness and silver bridle (twice)
He went to find Nicotte
He? was happy that his heart was beating
When he reached the little hill
The little gray horse started to gallop (twice)
Though he was a nag
He passed through the rocks well
When he reached the ruts
The little gray horse could no longer walk (twice)
He said? to his companion
I'm going to get off and push from behind
| When he arrived at the canteen
| He was short of money (twice)
He said? to his companion
Lend me a hundred francs, I'll pay you back soon
| He had to sell his pipe
| All lit up and with the stem afterwards (twice)
Also a beautiful pouch
Trimmed with walrus fur
| Never in my life will I consent
|? To be a godfather so poorly prepared (twice)
They say it's a scandal
To? be a godfather forced to sell his pouch