À La Claire Fontaine Lyrics in English by Nana Mouskouri
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song À La Claire Fontaine by Nana Mouskouri from French to English.
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À la claire fontaine
At the clear fountain
M'en allant promener
I'm going for a walk
J'ai trouvé l'eau si belle
I found the water so beautiful
Que je m'y suis baigné
That I bathed there
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
I've loved you for a long time
Jamais je ne t'oublierai
I will never forget you
Sous les feuilles de chêne
Under the oak leaves
Je me suis fait sécher
I got dried
Sur la plus haute branche
On the highest branch
Le rossignol chantait
The nightingale sang
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
I've loved you for a long time
Jamais je ne t'oublierai
I will never forget you
Chante, rossignol, chante
Sing, nightingale, sing
Toi qui as le cœur gai
You who have a cheerful heart
Tu as le cœur à rire
You have the heart to laugh
Moi, je l'ai à pleurer
I have to cry
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
I've loved you for a long time
Jamais je ne t'oublierai
I will never forget you
C'est pour mon ami Pierre
It's for my friend Pierre
Qui ne veut plus m'aimer
Who doesn't want to love me anymore
Pour un bouton de rose
For a rosebud
Que je lui refusai
That I refused him
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
I've loved you for a long time
Jamais je ne t'oublierai
I will never forget you
J'ai perdu mon ami
I lost my friend
Sans l'avoir mérité
Without having deserved it
Pour un bouquet de roses
For a bouquet of roses
Que je lui refusai
That I refused him
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
I've loved you for a long time
Jamais je ne t'oublierai
I will never forget you
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
I've loved you for a long time
Jamais je ne t'oublierai
I will never forget you
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