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Original lyrics
Complainte du pauvre jeune homme
Sur l'air populaire :
" Quand le bonhomm' revint du bois. "
Quand ce jeune homm' rentra chez lui,
Quand ce jeune homm' rentra chez lui ;
Il prit à deux mains son vieux crâne,
Qui de science était un puits !
Crâne,
Riche crâne,
Entends-tu la Folie qui plane ?
Et qui demande le cordon,
Digue dondaine, digue dondaine,
Et qui demande le cordon,
Digue dondaine, digue dondon ?
Quand ce jeune homm' rentra chez lui,
Quand ce jeune homm' rentra chez lui ;
Il entendit de tristes gammes,
Qu'un piano pleurait dans la nuit !
Gammes,
Vieilles gammes,
Ensemble, enfants, nous vous cherchâmes ;
Son mari m'a fermé sa maison,
Digue dondaine, digue dondaine,
Son mari m'a fermé sa maison,
Digue dondaine, digue dondon !
Quand ce jeune homm' rentra chez lui,
Quand ce jeune homm' rentra chez lui ;
Il mit le nez dans sa belle âme,
Où fermentaient des tas d'ennuis !
Âme,
Ma belle âme,
Leur huile est trop sal' pour ta flamme !
Puis, nuit partout ! Lors, à quoi bon ?
Digue dondaine, digue dondaine,
Puis, nuit partout ! Lors, à quoi bon ?
Digue dondaine, digue dondon !
Quand ce jeune homm' rentra chez lui,
Quand ce jeune homm' rentra chez lui ;
Il vit que sa charmante femme,
Avait déménagé sans lui !
Dame,
Notre-Dame,
Je n'aurai pas un mot de blâme !
Mais t'aurais pu m'laisser l'charbon,
Digue dondaine, digue dondaine,
Mais t'aurais pu m'laisser l'charbon,
Digue dondaine, digue dondon.
Lors, ce jeune homme aux tels ennuis,
Lors, ce jeune homme aux tels ennuis ;
Alla décrocher une lame,
Qu'on lui avait fait cadeau avec l'étui !
Lame,
Fine lame,
Soyez plus droite que la femme !
Et vous, mon Dieu, pardon ! Pardon !
Digue dondaine, digue dondaine,
Et vous, mon dieu, pardon ! Pardon !
Digue dondaine, digue dondon !
Quand les croq'morts vinrent chez lui,
Quand les croq'morts vinrent chez lui ;
Ils virent qu'c'était un' belle âme,
Comme on n'en fait plus aujourd'hui.
Âme,
Dors, belle âme !
Quand on est mort, c'est pour de bon,
Digue dondaine, digue dondaine,
Quand on est mort, c'est pour de bon,
Digue dondaine, digue dondon !
Submitted by iremunal on 2020-08-21
Translation
The poor young man's complaint
on the melody of
" Quand le bonhomm' revint du bois. "
When this young man returned home,
When this young man returned home,
He took in his two hands his skull,
Which was a fountain of knowledge!
Skull,
You, rich skull,
Do you hear the Folly that hovers up there
And asks for the rope
Ding dong, Ding dong,
And asks for the rope,
Ding dong, Ding dong?
When this young man returned home,
When this young man returned home,
He heard sad scales
That a piano cried in the night!
Scale,
Old scales,
Together, children, we searched for you;
Her husband has closed the door on me
Ding dong, Ding dong,
Her husband has closed the door on me
Ding dong, Ding dong!
When this young man returned home,
When this young man returned home,
He looked into his beautiful soul
Where a lot of troubles were brewing!
Soul,
My beautiful soul,
Their oil is too impure for your flame!
Then, night everywhere! So, what’s the use?
Ding dong, Ding dong,
Then, night everywhere! So,what’s the use?
Ding dong, Ding dong!
When this young man returned home,
When this young man returned home,
He saw that his charming wife
Has left without him!
Damn,
Notre-Damn,
I won't blame you!
But couldn't you leave me some coal?
Ding dong, Ding dong,
But couldn't you leave me some coal?
Ding dong, Ding dong.
Then this young man of such troubles,
Then this young man of such troubles;
Went to look for a blade,
Which he got as a present, with its sheath!
Blade,
Fine blade,
Be straighter than my wife!
And you, my God, forgive, forgive!
Ding dong, Ding dong,
And you, my God, forgive, forgive!
Ding dong, Ding dong!
When the undertaker came for him,
When the undertaker came for him,
They saw that he had a beautiful soul
The like of which is hard to find nowadays.
Soul,
Sleep, beautiful soul!
Once you are dead, it's for good,
Ding dong, Ding dong,
Once you are dead, it's for good,
Ding dong, Ding dong!
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