Yves Montand "La Bicyclette" lyrics

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La Bicyclette

Quand on partait de bon matinQuand on partait sur les cheminsÀ bicycletteNous étions quelques bons copainsY avait Fernand y avait FirminY avait Francis et SébastienEt puis Paulette

On était tous amoureux d'elleOn se sentait pousser des ailesÀ bicycletteSur les petits chemins de terreOn a souvent vécu l'enferPour ne pas mettre pied à terreDevant PauletteFaut dire qu'elle y mettait du cœurC'était la fille du facteurÀ bicycletteEt depuis qu'elle avait huit ansElle avait fait en le suivantTous les chemins environnantsÀ bicyclette

Quand on approchait la rivièreOn déposait dans les fougèresNos bicyclettesPuis on se roulait dans les champsFaisant naître un bouquet changeantDe sauterelles, de papillonsEt de rainettesQuand le soleil à l'horizonProfilait sur tous les buissonsNos silhouettesOn revenait fourbus contentsLe cœur un peu vague pourtantDe n'être pas seul un instantAvec Paulette

Prendre furtivement sa mainOublier un peu les copainsLa bicycletteOn se disait c'est pour demainJ'oserai, j'oserai demainQuand on ira sur les cheminsÀ bicyclette

The Bicycle

If you leave early in the morningIf you go on these roadsBy bicycleWe were a bunch of good friendsThere were Fernand and FirminThere were Francis and SébastianAnd then there was Paulette

We were all in love with herWe were all growing wingsOn our bicycleOn these small dirt roadsWe often went through hellTo not make our feet touch the groundIn front of PauletteOne has to say that she really put her heart into itShe was the daughter of the postmanOn a bicycleAnd ever since she turned eightShe followed him aroundOn all the ways in the neighbourhoodBy bicycle

When we came close to the riverWe threw into the brakenOur bikesThen we rolled around in the fieldsMaking a changing bouquet come to lifeOf grasshoppers, butterflies andTree frogsWhen the sun at the horizonBegan to cast our shapesOver the shrubsWe returned exhausted and contentYet the heart a bit vagueBecause we never had a moment all aloneWith Paulette

To take her hand all furtivelyTo forget a few of the friendsThe bicycleWe tell ourselves we shall leave that for tomorrowI will dare to, I will dare to tomorrowWhen we will be on the roadsBy bicycle

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