Berthe Sylva — Le tango du chat song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Le tango du chat" by Berthe Sylva.
Lyrics
Y avait une fois sur une toiture
Un matou de fort belle allure
Qui aimait d' façon délicate
Une chatte, une chatte,
Le soir, pendant des heures entières
Assis sur le bord d' la gouttière
En passant sa patte sur son museau
Il la guettait, amoroso,
Et quand elle passait près de lui
Tout doucement, dans la nuit
Il faisait miaou
Tendrement miaou
Et les chats du voisinage
En écoutant ce langage
Se disaient «Y a que’qu' chose là-d'ssous !»
Mais un beau soir, quelle infortune !
Avec un autre, au clair de lune
Le chat aperçut son ingrate
Petite chatte, petite chatte,
Le lendemain, plein de tristesse
Comme il lui disait «Tu m' délaisses»
Elle répondit d’un air effronté
«J'ai bien d’autres chats à fouetter»
Sortant ses griffes aussitôt,
Tout en faisant le gros dos
Il faisait miaou
Rageusement miaou
Et les chats du voisinage
En écoutant ce langage
Se disaient «Y a que’qu' chose là-d'ssous !»
Le chat bouda près d’une semaine
Puis s’en revint le cœur en peine
Faire ses excuses les plus plates
A sa chatte, à sa chatte
Mais comme il cherchait la cruelle
Il apprit, horrible nouvelle,
Qu’un cuisinier hélas l’avait fait
Cuire un beau soir, comme civet,
Apprenant ce coup fatal
Le chat crut se trouver mal
Il faisait miaou
Tristement miaou
Et les chats du voisinage
En écoutant ce langage
Se disaient «Y a que’qu' chose là-d'ssous !»
Il faisait miaou maramia miaou
Oh ! La drôle de musique
Que font lorsqu’ils communiquent
Tous les minets et les matous
Lyrics translation
Once Upon a roof
A matou of strong beautiful appearance
Who loved delicately
A pussy, a pussy,
In the evening, for whole hours
Sitting on the edge of the gutter
Passing his paw on his muzzle
He was watching her, amoroso.,
And when she passed by him
Slowly, in the night
He was meowing
Tenderly Meow
And cats from the neighborhood
Listening to this language
They were like, " there's only one thing there-ssous !»
But on a beautiful evening, what a misfortune !
With another, in the moonlight
The cat saw her ungrateful
Small pussy, small pussy,
The next day, full of sadness
Like he said to her, "You're leaving me.»
She responded with a cheeky air
"I have many other cats to whip»
Pulling out his claws at once,
While doing the big back
He was meowing
Madly Meow
And cats from the neighborhood
Listening to this language
They were like, " there's only one thing there-ssous !»
The cat frowned almost a week
Then the heart returned in sorrow
Making his most flattering apologies
To her pussy, to her pussy
But as he sought the cruel
He learned, horrible news,
That a cook alas had done it
Cook a beautiful evening, like civet,
Learning this fatal blow
The cat thought it was wrong
He was meowing
Sadly Meow
And cats from the neighborhood
Listening to this language
They were like, " there's only one thing there-ssous !»
He was meowing maramia Meow
Oh ! The funny music
What do they do when they communicate
All twinks and dudes