Текст и перевод песни Renée Martel - L'hiver a chassé l'hirondelle

L'hiver a chassé l'hirondelle

Winter Has Driven Away the Swallow

L'hiver sombre s'avance, adieu nos belles nuits

Sombre winter advances, farewell our beautiful nights

L'amour et l'espérance, les beaux jours nous ont fuis

Love and hope, the beautiful days have fled from us

Nous n'irons plus, madone, dans les sentiers fleuris

We will no longer go, my dear, along the flower-filled paths

Car les feuilles frissonnent dans nos rosiers fleuris

For the leaves tremble in our blooming rose bushes

L'hiver a chassé l'hirondelle, l'hiver a chassé nos beaux jours

Winter has driven away the swallow, winter has driven away our beautiful days

Mais de notre coeur, ô ma belle, l'hiver n'a pu chasser l'amour

But from our hearts, oh my dear, winter has not been able to drive away love

Adieu tapis de mousse, petit ruisseau, adieu

Farewell moss carpet, little stream, farewell

Votre plainte si douce remonte vers les cieux

Your sweet complaint rises towards the heavens

Et vos charmants bocages, nous vous disons adieu

And your charming groves, we bid you farewell

Que votre doux ramage remonte vers les cieux

May your sweet warbling rise towards the heavens

L'hiver a chassé l'hirondelle, l'hiver a chassé nos beaux jours

Winter has driven away the swallow, winter has driven away our beautiful days

Mais de notre coeur, ô ma belle, l'hiver n'a pu chasser l'amour

But from our hearts, oh my dear, winter has not been able to drive away love

L'hirondelle frileuse, quittant nos durs climats

The shivering swallow, leaving our harsh climate

S'en va, folle oublieuse, dans de plus doux climats

Flies away, a forgetful fool, to milder climates

Enfin la violette aux parfums les plus doux

Finally, the violet of the sweetest perfume

Après mille tempêtes, refleurira pour nous

After a thousand storms, will bloom again for us