Charles Trenet
Berceuse lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1948
- Genre
- French Pop, Tradicional
- Length
- 2:47
Berceuse
Lullaby
Dors mon p'tit frère,
Sleep, my little brother,
Maman n'est pas là.
Mom isn't here.
Elle est en Belgique,
She’s in Belgium,
Elle est aux Pays-Bas,
She’s in the Netherlands,
Elle est aux Amériques,
She’s in the Americas,
Un jour elle reviendra.
One day she'll come back.
Dors mon p'tit frère,
Sleep, my little brother,
Quand tu dormiras
When you drift away,
Moi j'irai voir Lucile,
I'll go see Lucile,
Elle m'attend en bas.
She's waiting for me downstairs.
Moi j'irai voir Lucile,
I will go see Lucile,
Je lui prendrai le bras,
I'll take her by the arm,
Car j'aime bien les filles,
Because I really like girls,
J'ai quinze ans, moi.
I'm fifteen, you know.
Dors mon p'tit frère,
Sleep my little brother,
Quand tu seras grand,
When you grow up,
Tu verras la Belgique,
You'll see Belgium,
Tu verras les Pays-Bas,
You'll see the Netherlands,
Tu iras aux Amériques,
You'll go to the Americas,
Et là-bas, là-bas
And over there, over there
Tu retrouveras Maman,
You'll find Mommy again,
En marchant, en marchant,
While walking, while walking,
Tu retrouveras Maman,
You'll find Mommy again,
En marchant longtemps.
By walking for a long time.
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Key vocabulary
- berceuse
- lullaby
- dors
- sleep
- p'tit
- littleB2
- frère
- brotherA1
- belgique
- Belgium
- pays-bas
- Low Countries
- amériques
- Americas
- jour
- dayA1
- reviendra
- will return
- dormiras
- will sleep
About this song
Charles Trenet was a French singer-songwriter associated with French chanson, active for more than 60 years. He wrote both music and lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs, including “La Mer,” and collaborated with musicians Michel Emer and Léo Chauliac.