Paroles et traduction Luis Mariano - Ma Jolie

Ma Jolie

Un canadien en vacances
Se promenait place Clichy,
Lorsque par hasard
Il vit dans un bar,
Un petit minois gentil
"Le Canada et la France,
Mademoiselle, sont amis
Si vous permettez,
Voulez-vous dansez?",
Et tout bas il murmura:
"Ma jolie, ma jolie,
Mademoiselle, ma petite fleur de Paris
Ma jolie, ma jolie,
Mon petit chou comme on dit par ici
Dans ce bal de Pigalle,
Mon cœur a trouvé son étoile,
S′il vous plaît, un baiser,
Ce soir l'amour me sourit"
Mais à la fin des vacances,
Le canadien repartit,
Laissant son amour
Et ses plus beaux jours
Sous un ciel couleur d′ennui
Elle n'avait plus d'espérance,
Elle se disait: "Il m′oublie.
Aime-t-il là-bas
Une autre que moi?"
Mais un jour il écrivit:
"Ma jolie, ma jolie,
Mon trésor, ma petite fleur de Paris
Ma jolie, ma jolie,
Ma princesse comme on dit par ici
Cœur battant je t′attends,
Pour toi ma maison est fleurie,
Si tu veux, tous les deux,
Soyons heureux ma jolie
Si tu veux, tous les deux,
Soyons heureux ma jolie"

My Pretty One

A vacationing Canadian man
Was walking through Place Clichy,
When, by chance,
He saw a pretty face,
A petite and lovely demeanor
"Canada and France,
Mademoiselle, are good friends
If you'll permit it,
Would you care to dance?",
And beneath his breath he whispered:
"My pretty one, my pretty one,
Mademoiselle, my little flower of Paris
My pretty one, my pretty one,
My little "chou," as we say here
In this Pigalle dance hall,
My heart has found its guiding star,
If you please, a single kiss,
Tonight love has smiled upon me"
But when his vacation was over,
The Canadian man had to leave,
Leaving his love
And his fondest memories
Underneath a sorrowful sky
She had no more hope,
And told herself: "He's forgotten me.
Does he love another there
More than me?"
But one day, he wrote:
"My pretty one, my pretty one,
My treasure, my little flower of Paris
My pretty one, my pretty one,
My little princess, as we say here
With heart aflutter, I wait for you,
My house is adorned with flowers for you,
If you wish, we two
Can be happy, my pretty one
If you wish, we two
Can be happy, my pretty one"