Lyrics

Français		English
A la claire fontaine (By the clear fountain)		A la claire fontaine (By the clear fountain)
A la claire fontaine		By the clear fountain

A la claire fontaine		By the clear fountain
M'en allant promener		I went there to 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 d'un chêne,		Under the leaves of an oak tree,
Je me suis fait sécher.		I was made dry.
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 a le coeur gai.		You who has the merry heart.
Tu as le coeur à rire...		You have the heart to laugh...
Moi je l'ai à pleurer.		Me, 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.

J'ai perdu mon amie		I have lost my friend
Sans l'avoir mérité,		Which I did not deserve,
Pour un bouquet de roses		For a bouquet of roses
Que je lui refusai...		That I refused...

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.

Je voudrais que la rose		I wish that I could take the rose
Fût encore à planter,		And plant it again,
Et que ma douce amie		And that my sweet friend
Fût encore à aimer...		Would love me again...

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.