Swans Commentary » swans.com June 29, 2009  

 

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Lyrics: Charles Trenet

Music: Charles Trenet et Léo Chauliac

 

 

 

 

Il revient à ma mémoire Des souvenirs familiers Je revois ma blouse noire Lorsque j'étais écolier Sur le chemin de l'école Je chantais à pleine voix Des romances sans paroles Vieilles chansons d'autrefois Douce France Cher pays de mon enfance Bercée de tendre insouciance Je t'ai gardée dans mon cœur! Mon village au clocher aux maisons sages Où les enfants de mon âge Ont partagé mon bonheur Oui je t'aime Et je te donne ce poème Oui je t'aime Dans la joie ou la douleur Douce France Cher pays de mon enfance Bercée de tendre insouciance Je t'ai gardée dans mon cœur J'ai connu des paysages Et des soleils merveilleux Au cours de lointains voyages Tout là-bas sous d'autres cieux Mais combien je leur préfère Mon ciel bleu mon horizon Ma grande route et ma rivière Ma prairie et ma maison.

It comes to my mind Familiar memories I visualize my black blouse When I was a schoolboy On my way to school I sang out loud Ballads without words Old songs of yesteryears Sweet France Dear country of my childhood Rocked with tender insouciance I've kept you in my heart! My village, its steeple its calm homes Where kids of my age Have shared my bliss Yes I love you And I give you this poem Yes I love you In joy and in pain Sweet France Dear country of my childhood Rocked with tender insouciance I've kept you in my heart I've known landscapes And these wonderful suns On distant journeys Far away under other skies But how much I prefer My blue sky my horizon My main road and my river My prairie and my home.

External Resources

Le portail des amis de Charles Trenet

Association Charles Trenet

La chanson

 

Internal Resources

Douce France, doux pays de mon enfance... - Marie Rennard

Le coin français

Le reste en anglais

The World of Music

 

About the Author

Charles Trenet (1913-2001) était un chanteur français. Pour en savoir plus, visitez Wikipedia (en français ou en anglais). English translation by Marie Rennard, Gilles d'Aymery, and Jan Baughman.

 

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