A la claire fontaine
A la claire fontaine,
M’en allant promener
J’ai trouvé l’eau si belle
Que je m’y suis baigné
Il y a longtemps que je t’aime
Jamais je ne t’oublierai
Sous les feuilles d’un chêne
Je me suis fait sécher
Sur la plus haute branche
Un rossignol chantait
Il y a longtemps que je t’aime
Jamais je ne t’oublierai
Chante rossignol, chante
Toi qui as le cœur gai
Tu as le cœur à rire
Moi je l’ai à pleurer
Il y a longtemps que je t’aime
Jamais je ne t’oublierai
J’ai perdu mon amie
Sans l’avoir mérité
Pour un bouquet de roses
Que je lui refusais
Il y a longtemps que je t’aime
Jamais je ne t’oublierai
Je voudrais que la rose
Fût encore à planter
Et que ma douce amie
Fût encore à m’aimer
Il y a longtemps que je t’aime
Jamais je ne t’oublierai
At the clear fountain
While I was walking out
I found the water so beautiful
That I took a dip
I have loved you for so long
Never will I forget you
Under the foliage of an oak tree
I let myself dry off
On the highest branch
A nightingale was singing
I have loved you for so long
Never will I forget you
Sing, Nightingale, sing
You and you cheerful heart
You feel like laughing
I feel like crying
I have loved you for so long
Never will I forget you
I have lost my friend
I did not deserve that
Because of a bunch of rose
That I did not offer her
I have loved you for so long
Never will I forget you
I whish that the rose
Were still to be potted
And that my dear friend
Were still to love me
I have loved you for so long
Never will I forget you
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