Fontaine La Jolie Lyrics in English by In Extremo
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Fontaine La Jolie by In Extremo from German to English.
Fontaine la la, fontaine la jolie
Fountain la la, the pretty fountain
Fontaine la la, fontaine la jolie
Fountain la la, the pretty fountain
Mon père avait un gars et ma mère une fille
My father had a boy and my mother a girl
Mon père battait son gars et ma mere sa fille
My father beat his boy and my mother her girl
Ils les ont tant battus qu'ils ont quitté la ville
They beat them so much that they left the town
La ville s'en fut au bois pour cueillir la nausille
The town went to the woods to pick hazelnuts
Le bois, il était grand, la fille était petite
The wood was big, the girl was small
Elle s'est piquée le doigt à une verte èpine
She pricked her finger on a green thorn
Fontaine la la, fontaine la jolie
Fountain la la, the pretty fountain
Fontaine la la, fontaine la jolie
Fountain la la, the pretty fountain
Le doigt lui a pourri l'épine a pris racine
Her finger rotted, the thorn took root
Fallut un charpentier pour charpenter l'épine
A carpenter was needed to work on the thorn
Il a tant charpenté qu'il en fit trios navires
He worked on it so much that he made three ships from it
Le premier est plei d'or l'autr d'argenterie
The first is full of gold, the other of silverware
Le troisième sera pour promener ma mie
The third will be to take my darling for a ride
Fontaine la la, fontaine la jolie
Fountain la la, the pretty fountain
Fontaine la la, fontaine la jolie
Fountain la la, the pretty fountain
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DP, SEBASTIAN LANGE, KAY LUTTER, REINER MORGENROTH, BORIS PFEIFFER, MICHAEL RHEIN, ANDRE STRUGALA, MARCO ZORZYTZKY
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charpentier — carpenter
Charpentier translates to "carpenter". While it might seem like a common word, its appearance in this song is quite unique and pivotal to the narrative.
In the lyrics, a girl pricks her finger on a thorn, which then rots and takes root. A carpenter is called to "charpenter l'épine" (carpenter the thorn), implying a task far beyond typical carpentry. This unusual context makes the word stand out and drives the fantastical transformation of the thorn into three ships, making it a memorable and intriguing choice.
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