Charles Trenet
L’Âme des poètes lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1951
- Genre
- French Pop, Tradicional
- Length
- 2:45
Longtemps, longtemps, longtemps
Long, long, long
Après que les poètes ont disparu
After the poets have faded away
Leurs chansons courent encore dans les rues
Their songs still roam the streets
La foule les chante un peu distraite
The crowd sings them a bit distracted
En ignorant le nom de l'auteur
Ignoring the name of the author
Sans savoir pour qui battait leur cœur
Not knowing for whom their heart beat
Parfois on change un mot, une phrase
Sometimes we change a word, a phrase
Et quand on est à court d'idées
And when we're short on ideas
On fait la la la la la la
We go la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Longtemps, longtemps, longtemps
A long time, a long time, a long time
Après que les poètes ont disparu
After the poets have vanished
Leurs chansons courent encore dans les rues
Their songs still roam the streets
Leur âme légère, c'est leurs chansons
Their light soul, it's their songs
Qui rendent gais, qui rendent tristes
That bring joy, that bring sorrow
Filles et garçons
Girls and boys
Bourgeois, artistes
Bourgeois, artists
Ou vagabonds
Or wanderers
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Key vocabulary
- chante
- singA1
- nom
- nameA1
- peu
- fewA1
- savoir
- knowA1
- longtemps
- long timeA1
- après
- afterA1
- poètes
- poetsA2
- disparu
- disappeared
- chansons
- songsA1
- courent
- run
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.