La violette africaine Lyrics in English Joe Dassin
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La violette africaine by Joe Dassin from French to English.
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Elle m'a confié pour l'été
She entrusted me for the summer
Sa plante verte, une violette africaine
Its green plant, an African violet
Elle m'a fait la bise et puis
She kissed me and then
Elle est parti comme une fleur, vers une plage lointaine
She left like a flower, to a distant beach
Elle nous avait plantés là
She planted us there
Ma plante et moi ensemble, je l'arrosais
My plant and I used to water it together
Pendant toute la belle saison
All the way through the summer
On patientait à l'ombre, on l'attendait
We waited in the shade, we waited for him
Ma plante perdait ses pétales
My plant was losing its petals
Et moi je dormais mal, c'était septembre
And I was sleeping badly, it was September
Nous vivions à petit feu
We were living slowly
Nous attendions tous les deux, lassés d'attendre
We were both waiting, weary of waiting
Je la négligeais un peu
I was neglecting her a little bit
Elle ne m'en voulait pas, elle comprenait
She didn't blame me, she understood
On passait des folles nuits
We were spending crazy nights
Devant notre télé, on s'amusait
In front of our TV, we were having fun
Ma violette africaine
My African violet
Fleurs de printemps s'en viennent, s'en vont
Spring flowers are coming, go away
On retrouve dans la peine
We find in the penalty
Ces compagnons des quatre saisons
These companions of the four seasons
Nous étions abandonnés
We were abandoned
Et comme les nuits d'hiver se faisaient longues
And as the winter nights were long
Je ramenais à la maison des copains
I was bringing some friends home
Des chiens perdus, des vagabondes
Lost dogs, vagrants
Et ma plante vivait d'mégots
And my plant lived on butts
Et d'épingles à cheveux, elle se fanait
And hairpins, she faded
Elle se penchait vers la vitre
She leaned towards the glass
Guettant sa maîtresse ou un peu de soleil
Watching his mistress or a little sun
Le printemps a mis longtemps
It took a long time for spring to
À m'apporter une gentille demoiselle
To bring me a nice young lady
Elle m'a rebrisé le coeur
She broke my heart
Elle a rangé mes placards
She put away my closets
Et mis ma plante à la poubelle
And put my plant in the trash
Mais j'ai sauvé ma camarade
But I saved my comrade
Elle a réintégré sa cheminée
She's back in her chimney
On n'oublie pas ses amis à cause d'une amourette
You don't forget your friends because of a love affair
Qui vient à passer
Who comes to pass
Ma violette africaine
My African violet
Fleurs de printemps s'en viennent, s'en vont
Spring flowers are coming, go away
On retrouve dans la peine
We find in the penalty
Ces compagnons des quatre saisons
These companions of the four seasons
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Lyrics © MUSIC 18
Joe DASSIN, Richelle DASSIN
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