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Original lyrics
Sœur Adèle
C'était une guitare espagnole
Née d'un bouleau ou d'un sapin
Dans une boutique de Barcelone
Un beau matin du mois de juin
Au fond du cœur une étiquette
Indique son identité,
Et sa parole chaude et discrète
Était bien douce à écouter.
Dans une vitrine du vieux Bruxelles
On la suspendit par le cou
Puis certain jour une demoiselle
S'en vint l'acheter pour quelques sous
Adieu flamencos chauds d'Espagne
Andalousie et corridas
Jolie guitare ma compagne
Adèle tu t'appelleras
Pour répondre à la voix divine
Qui l'invitait à sa moisson
La péronnelle C'est moi quitta la ville
Pour un couvent des environs
Adèle partit dans les bagages
Et commença son noviciat
Joyeuse et pleine de courage
Et chanta Dieu à pleine voix
Sur tous les tons de toute son âme
Adèle s'est vouée au Seigneur
Et ses chansons partout proclament
Que servir Dieu c'est son bonheur
Derrière les harpes et les cithares
Qui forment l'orchestre des cieux
On entendra humble guitare
Un jour Adèle chez le bon Dieu
Submitted by citlālicue on 2016-09-08
Last edited by citlālicue on 2019-03-10
Translation
Sister Adele
It was a Spanish guitar
born of birch and of pine,
in a shop in Barcelona
one beautiful June morning.
At the bottom of its heart a label
marks its identity.
and its warm and discreet talk
was indeed sweet to listen to.
In a show-window of old Brussels
it was hung up by its neck,
then one day a young lady came
to buy it for a few pennies.
Goodbye warm Spanish flamencos,
Andalusia and bullfights,
pretty guitar, my companion
Adele will be your name.
To respond to the divine voice
that invited her to the harvest,
the silly1 girl "that's me" left town
for the neighboring convent.
Adele went with the baggage
and began its novitiate
joyfully and full of courage
and she sang aloud God's praises.
In all the tones of her entire soul
Adele dedicated herself to the Lord,
and her songs proclaimed everywhere
that serving God brought her happiness.
Behind the harps and the zithers
forming the orchestra of Heaven
one day Adele, the humble guitar
will be heard in the house of God.
- 1. or 'chatty'.
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Related
Las Dominicas - Sor Adela Spanish version of Sœur Adèle. |
Orietta Berti - Sorella Adele Italian version of Sœur Adèle. |
The Singing Nun (OST) - Sister Adele English version of Sœur Adèle. |
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