Andre Bourvil — Douce, Si Douce song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Douce, Si Douce" by Andre Bourvil.

Lyrics

Douce, si douce est la vie.
Douce, plus douce est ma mie.
Savais-tu? savais-tu?
Savais-tu que la nuit?
Des petites étoiles
Dansent auprès des nids?
Savais-tu? savais-tu?
Que de leurs étincelles
Elles réchauffent un peu,
Les oiseaux endormis?
Douce, si douce est la vie.
Douce, plus douce est ma mie.
Savais-tu? savais-tu?
Savais-tu que la nuit?
Le vieux hibou s’ennuie
De n’avoir pas d’ami
Savais-tu? savais-tu?
Savais-tu que son cri
Fait pleurer la forêt
Comme les tout petits?
Douce, si douce est la vie.
Douce, plus douce est ma mie.
Et je sais, et je sais,
Et je sais que la nuit,
T’aurais peur si mes bras,
Ne te servaient d’abri.
Et je sais, et je sais,
Que j’aurais peur aussi
Si tu ne voulais pas
Etre toujours ma mie.
Douce, si douce est la vie.
Douce, plus douce est ma mie.
la, la, la, la, la, …

Lyrics translation

Sweet, so sweet is life.
Sweet, sweeter is my crumb.
Did you know? did you know?
Did you know that at night?
Little stars
Dance by the nests?
Did you know? did you know?
Than their sparks
They warm up a little,
Sleeping birds?
Sweet, so sweet is life.
Sweet, sweeter is my crumb.
Did you know? did you know?
Did you know that at night?
The old owl is bored
Not having a friend
Did you know? did you know?
Did you know that his cry
Makes the forest cry
Like the little ones?
Sweet, so sweet is life.
Sweet, sweeter is my crumb.
And I know, and I know,
And I know that at night,
You'd be scared if my arms,
They didn't serve you as a shelter.
And I know, and I know,
That I'd be scared too
If you didn't want to
Always being my baby.
Sweet, so sweet is life.
Sweet, sweeter is my crumb.
la, la, la, la, la, …