Songs of the Voyageurs - Lyrics
French Lyrics with English Translations
1st in Verse
One Sunday night you see,
My friend Françoise and me
We went off for a walk to find some company.
A visit we did pay, to old good man Gauthier.
I'll tell you just what happened next, but en Français!
The rest, Literal
I lit up my pipe according to fashion, speaking a few words to the people of
the house. I said to Délima "Would you come aside, alone with me?"
"Ah, yes," she said, "with great pleasure. You came here tonight just for fun; you are too unfaithful to speak to me of love. It is your little Jérémie you always love."
Let us get back to the old man, who was in bed. He cried loudly, "Lima! Go to bed! People of the counrty, towns and outskirts, leave because it's getting late. It will soon be day."
I did't wait to be told a second time. I said to François, "Are you coming with me? Good night Délima, I'll be on my way." I left with my hat in hand.
Chorus:
Yippee, yippee, on the river.
You can hardly hear me.
Yippee, yippee, on the river.
You don't hear me at all.
Youpe!
Youpe! Sur La Rivière
Par un dimanche au soir, M'en allant promener
Et moi et puis François, tous deux de compagnie
Chez le bonhomm' Gauthier on est allé veiller
Je vais vous raconter l'tour qui m'est arrivé.
CHORUS
Youpe! Youpe! sur la rivière
Vous ne m'entendez guère
Youpe! Youpe! sur la rivière
Vous ne m'entendez pas
J'y allumai ma pipe, comm' c'était la façon,
Disant quelques parol's aux gens de la maison
Je dis à Délima: "Me permettriez-vous
De m'éloigner des autr's pour m'approcher de vous?"
CHORUS
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