Le Temps Des Cerises Lyrics in English Charles Trenet
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Temps Des Cerises by Charles Trenet from French to English.
Quand nous chanterons le temps des cerises
When we sing the time of cherries
Et gai rossignol et merle moqueur
And cheerful nightingale and mocking blackbird
Seront tous en fête
Will all be celebrating
Les belles auront la folie en tête
The beauties will have madness in their heads
Et les amoureux du soleil au cœur
And lovers the sun in their hearts
Quand nous chanterons le temps des cerises
When we sing the time of cherries
Sifflera bien mieux le merle moqueur
The mocking blackbird will whistle much better
Mais il est bien court le temps des cerises
But the time of cherries is very short
Où l'on s'en va deux cueillir en rêvant
Where we go two to pick while dreaming
Des pendants d'oreilles
Earrings
Cerises d'amour aux robes pareilles
Love cherries with similar dresses
Tombant sous la feuille en gouttes de sang
Falling under the leaf in drops of blood
Mais il est bien court le temps des cerises
But the time of cherries is very short
Pendants de corail qu'on cueille en rêvant
Coral pendants that we pick while dreaming
Quand vous en serez au temps des cerises
When you are in the time of cherries
Si vous avez peur des chagrins d'amour
If you are afraid of love's sorrows
Evitez les belles
Avoid the beauties
Moi qui ne crains pas les peines cruelles
I who do not fear cruel pains
Je ne vivrai point sans souffrir un jour
I will not live without suffering one day
Quand vous en serez au temps des cerises
When you are in the time of cherries
Vous aurez aussi des peines d'amour!
You will also have love's sorrows!
J'aimerai toujours le temps des cerises
I will always love the time of cherries
C'est de ce temps-là que je garde au cœur
It is from that time that I keep in my heart
Une plaie ouverte!
An open wound!
Et dame Fortune, en m'étant offerte
And Lady Fortune, by offering herself to me
Ne pourrait jamais fermer ma douleur
Could never close my pain
J'aimerai toujours le temps des cerises
I will always love the time of cherries
Et le souvenir que je garde au cœur
And the memory that I keep in my heart
Et le souvenir que je garde au cœur
And the memory that I keep in my heart
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