À Bicyclette Lyrics in English by Yves Montand
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song À Bicyclette by Yves Montand from French to English.
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Quand on partait de bon matin
When we left early in the morning
Quand on partait sur les chemins
When we set out on the roads
À bicyclette
By bicycle
Nous étions quelques bons copains
We were some good friends
Y avait Fernand, y avait Firmin
There was Fernand, there was Firmin
Y avait Francis et Sébastien
There was Francis and Sébastien
Et puis Paulette
And then Paulette
On était tous amoureux d'elle
We were all in love with her
On se sentait pousser des ailes
We felt ourselves growing wings
À bicyclette
By bicycle
Sur les petits chemins de terre
On small dirt roads
On a souvent vécu l'enfer
We have often experienced hell
Pour ne pas mettre pied à terre
To avoid dismounting
Devant Paulette
In front of Paulette
Faut dire qu'elle y mettait du cœur
It must be said that she put her heart into it
C'était la fille du facteur
She was the postman's daughter
À bicyclette
By bicycle
Et depuis qu'elle avait huit ans
And since she was eight
Elle avait fait en le suivant
She had done by following him
Tous les chemins environnants
All surrounding paths
À bicyclette
By bicycle
Quand on approchait la rivière
When we approached the river
On déposait dans les fougères
We placed in the ferns
Nos bicyclettes
Our bicycles
Puis on se roulait dans les champs
Then we rolled around in the fields
Faisant naître un bouquet changeant
Creating a changing bouquet
De sauterelles, de papillons
Of grasshoppers, of butterflies
Et de rainettes
And tree frogs
Quand le soleil à l'horizon
When the sun is on the horizon
Profilait sur tous les buissons
Profiled over all the bushes
Nos silhouettes
Our silhouettes
On revenait fourbus, contents
We came back exhausted, happy
Le cœur un peu vague pourtant
The heart is a little vague though
De n'être pas seul un instant
To not be alone for a moment
Avec Paulette
With Paulette
Prendre furtivement sa main
Stealthily take his hand
Oublier un peu les copains
Forget your friends a little
La bicyclette
The bicycle
On se disait 'c'est pour demain'
We said to ourselves 'it's for tomorrow'
'J'oserai, j'oserai demain'
'I will dare, I will dare tomorrow'
Quand on ira sur les chemins
When we go on the roads
À bicyclette
By bicycle
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