Charles Trenet
Printemps à Rio lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1952
- Genre
- French Pop, Tradicional
- Length
- 2:50
J'écoute la chanson de la vie
I listen to the song of life
Qui monte dans le ciel éclatant
Ascending to the bright sky
Murmure des jardins vibrante harmonie
Whispers of gardens, vibrant harmony
Extase du Brésil au printemps
Ecstasy from Brazil in spring
La voix des oiseaux se prolonge
The voice of the birds lingers on
Au gré de la brise sur la mer
At the mercy of the breeze over the sea
Mon Dieu que de bleu!
Oh my God, so much blue!
Mon Dieu que de songes
Oh my God, so many dreams
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Chante l'amour chante dans l'air
Sing love, sing in the air
Je chante la chanson de la vie
I sing the song of life
Qui monte dans le ciel éclatant
That rises in the bright sky
Murmure des jardins vibrante harmonie
Whispers of the gardens, vibrant harmony
Extase du Brésil au printemps
Ecstasy from Brazil in the spring
La voix des oiseaux se prolonge
The voice of the birds lingers on
Au gré de la brise sur la mer
With the breeze on the sea
Mon Dieu que de bleu!
My God, so much blue!
Mon Dieu que de songes
My God, so many dreams
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Chante l'amour chante dans l'air
Sing of love, sing in the air
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Key vocabulary
- écoute
- listen
- chanson
- songA1
- ciel
- skyA1
- éclatant
- radiantB2
- murmure
- murmurB1
- jardins
- gardensA1
- vibrante
- vibrant
- harmonie
- harmonyB2
- monte
- climbA1
- vie
- lifeA1
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.