Charles Trenet
La Jolie Sardane lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1953
- Genre
- French Pop, Tradicional
- Length
- 2:04
Qu'elle est jolie la sardane
How pretty the sardane is
Que l'on danse main dans la main
That we dance hand in hand
Au pays des verts platanes
In the land of the green plane trees
Jeunes filles, jeunes gens l'aiment bien
Young girls, young boys love it well
Et même les vieux de la canne
And even the old folks with their canes
La martèlent sur les pierres du chemin
Stamp it out on the stones of the path
Ils la connaissent la sardane
They know it, the sardane
Ils l'ont dansée quand ils étaient gamins
They danced it when they were kids
Ils l'ont dansée quand ils étaient gamins
They danced it when they were kids
Amis, c'est la fête à Collioure
Friends, it's a festival in Collioure
On a pavoisé le vieux port
We've adorned the old port
Et devant la mer qui l'entoure
And before the sea that surrounds it
Voici l'éternel clocher d'or
Behold the eternal golden steeple
Sur les galets vertes et roses
On the green and pink pebbles
Les barques aux tendres couleurs
The boats in gentle hues
Commencent la métamorphose
Begin the metamorphosis
De leurs voiles changées en fleurs
Of their sails turned into flowers
Et sous la lune vagabonde
And beneath the wandering moon
La sardane forme sa ronde
The sardana forms its circle
Qu'elle est jolie la sardane
How lovely the sardana is
Que l'on danse main dans la main
Let us dance hand in hand
Du pays des tramontanes
From the land of tramontanes
Elle vole jusqu'au pays voisin
She flies to the neighboring land
Ce soir combien d'amourettes
Tonight how many flings
Vont éclore dans les cœurs de vingt ans
Will bloom in the hearts of twenty-year-olds
Combien vont perdre la tête
How many will lose their minds
Pour toi sardane du pays catalan
For you, sardana from the Catalan land
Pour toi sardane du pays catalan
For you, sardana from the Catalan land
Pour toi sardane du pays catalan
For you, sardana from the Catalan land
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Key vocabulary
- perdre
- loseA1
- soir
- eveningA1
- tête
- headA1
- vertes
- greenA1
- vingt
- twentyA1
- voici
- hereA1
- voiles
- sailsA1
- couleurs
- colorsA1
- combien
- how manyA1
- cœurs
- heartsA1
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.