
Renaud
La Chasse aux papillons lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1995
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:07
Un bon petit diable à la fleur de l'âge
A good little devil in the bloom of youth
La jambe légère et l'œil polisson
With a light leg and a teasing eye
Et la bouche pleine de joyeux ramages
And a mouth full of joyful chatter
Allait à la chasse aux papillons
Went out to hunt for butterflies
Comme il atteignait l'orée du village
As he reached the edge of the village
Filant sa quenouille, il vit Cendrillon
Spinning his spindle, he saw Cinderella
Il lui dit: bonjour, que Dieu te ménage
He said to her: hello, may God take care of you
J't'emmène à la chasse aux papillons
I'll take you out to hunt for butterflies
Cendrillon ravie de quitter sa cage
Cinderella delighted to leave her cage
Mets sa robe neuve et ses botillons
Puts on her new dress and her little boots
Et bras dessus bras dessous vers les frais bocages
And arm in arm through the lush woodlands
Ils vont à la chasse aux papillons
They're off to hunt for butterflies
Ils ne savaient pas que sous les ombrages
They didn't know that beneath the shade
Se cachait l'amour et son aiguillon
Love was hiding with its sharp sting
Et qu'il transperçait les cœurs de leur âge
And it pierced the hearts of their youth
Les cœurs des chasseurs de papillons
The hearts of the butterfly hunters
Quand il se fit tendre, elle lui dit: j'présage
When he grew gentle, she said to him: I foresee
Que c'est pas dans les plis de mon cotillon
That it's not in the folds of my petticoat
Ni dans l'échancrure de mon corsage
Nor in the neckline of my bodice
Qu'on va à la chasse aux papillons
That we go hunting for butterflies
Sur sa bouche en feu qui criait: sois sage
On her fiery mouth that screamed: be wise
Il posa sa bouche en guise de baillon
He placed his mouth like a gag
Et ce fut l'plus charmant des remue-ménage
And it was the most charming of commotions
Qu'on ait vu d'mémoire de papillon
That one has seen in the memory of a butterfly
Un volcan dans l'âme, ils revinrent au village
A volcano in their souls, they returned to the village
En se promettant d'aller des millions
Promising to go millions
Des milliards de fois, et même davantage
Billions of times, and even more
Ensemble à la chasse aux papillons
Together on the hunt for butterflies
Mais tant qu'ils s'aimeront, tant que les nuages
But as long as they love each other, as long as the clouds
Porteurs de chagrins, les épargneront
Bearing sorrows, spare them
Il fera bon voler dans les frais bocages
It will be nice to fly in the fresh groves
Ils feront pas la chasse aux papillons
They won't be hunting butterflies
Pas la chasse aux papillons
Not hunting butterflies
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Key vocabulary
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- armA1
- charmant
- charmingA1
- cœurs
- heartsA1
- dieu
- GodA1
- fleur
- flowerA1
- frais
- costA1
- jambe
- legA1
- joyeux
- joyfulA1
- ménage
- householdA1
- neuve
- newA1
About this song
Renaud (Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan) is a French singer-songwriter. He is known for French-language chanson rooted in regional dialects and for topping French album and single charts across multiple decades, including award-winning releases such as “Boucan d’enfer” and “Toujours debout.”