Vous Permettez, Monsieur ? Lyrics in English by Salvatore Adamo
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Vous Permettez, Monsieur ? by Salvatore Adamo from Italian to English.
Aujourd'hui, c'est le bal des gens bien
Today, it's the ball of respectable people
Demoiselles, que vous êtes jolies !
Young ladies, how pretty you are!
Pas question de penser aux folies, les folies sont affaires de vauriens
No question of thinking about follies, follies are for scoundrels
On n'oublie pas les belles manières, on demande au papa s'il permet
We don't forget good manners, we ask father if he allows
Et comme il se méfie des gourmets, il vous passe la muselière
And as he distrusts the gourmets, he puts the muzzle on you
Vous permettez, Monsieur, que j'emprunte votre fille ?
Do you permit, Sir, that I borrow your daughter?
Et bien qu'il me sourie, moi, je sens bien qu'il se méfie
And although he smiles at me, I clearly feel he's suspicious
Vous permettez, Monsieur ? Nous promettons d'être sages
Do you permit, Sir? We promise to be well-behaved
Comme vous l'étiez à notre âge, juste avant le mariage
As you were at our age, just before the marriage
Bien qu'un mètre environ nous sépare
Although about a meter separates us
Nous voguons par-delà les violons
We glide beyond the violins
On doit dire, entre nous, on se marre à les voir ajuster leurs lorgnons
We must say, between us, we laugh seeing them adjust their lorgnettes
Vous permettez, Monsieur, que j'emprunte votre fille ?
Do you permit, Sir, that I borrow your daughter?
Et bien qu'il me sourie, moi, je sens bien qu'il se méfie
And although he smiles at me, I clearly feel he's suspicious
Vous permettez, Monsieur ? Nous promettons d'être sages
Do you permit, Sir? We promise to be well-behaved
Comme vous l'étiez à notre âge, juste avant le mariage
As you were at our age, just before the marriage
Que d'amour dans nos mains qui s'étreignent !
So much love in our hands that clasp!
Que d'élans vers ton cœur dans le mien !
So much yearning towards your heart in mine!
Le regard des parents, s'il retient
The parents' gaze, if it restrains
N'atteint pas la tendresse où l'on baigne
Does not reach the tenderness where we are immersed
Vous permettez, Monsieur, que j'emprunte votre fille ?
Do you permit, Sir, that I borrow your daughter?
Et bien qu'il me sourie, moi, je sens bien qu'il se méfie
And although he smiles at me, I clearly feel he's suspicious
Vous permettez, Monsieur ? Nous promettons d'être sages
Do you permit, Sir? We promise to be well-behaved
Comme vous l'étiez à notre âge, juste avant le mariage
As you were at our age, just before the marriage
Juste avant le mariage, juste avant le mariage
Just before the marriage, just before the marriage
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SALVATORE ADAMO, JEF DEBOECK, OSCAR SAINTAL
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muselière — muzzle
Muselière literally translates to "muzzle", an object typically used to prevent an animal from biting or eating.
In this song, it's used metaphorically and humorously. The lyrics say, "Et comme il se méfie des gourmets, il vous passe la muselière." This implies that the father, wary of potential suitors (gourmets), metaphorically
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