HELLO SAYS THE BUD - BONJOUR DIT LE BOURGEON
hello my friends, I am moved to share this new song to celebrate the arrival of spring. with all my gratitude for being there.
MI7 LA
____ Comme un diable au fond de sa boîte,
Like a devil at the bottom of his box,
SI7 MI
___ le bourgeon s’est tenu caché...
the bud kept hidden
MI7 LA
___ mais dans sa prison trop étroite
but in his prison too narrow
SI7 MI
____ il baille et voudrait respirer.
he yawns and would like to breathe
FA MI
____ Il entend des chants, des bruits d’ailes,
He hears songs, the sounds of wings
FA MI
____ il a soif de grand jour et d’air...
he craves big day and air...
FA MI
____ il voudrait savoir les nouvelles,
he would like to know the news
FA SI7 fill02
____ il fait craquer son corset vert.
he cracks his green corset.
MI7 LA
___ Puis, d’un geste brusque,
Then, with a sudden gesture,
SI7 MI7
____ il déchire son habit étroit et trop court
he rips his tight suit and too short
MI7 LA
_____ « enfin, se dit-il, je respire,
"Finally, he said to himself, "I breathe,
DO SI7 MI7
____ je vis, je suis libre... Bonjour ! » {3 FOIS }
I live, I'm free... Hello ! »
Paul Géraldy (1885-1983)
