Jacques Douai — Le Corselet song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Le Corselet" by Jacques Douai.
Lyrics
Adieu donc, ma mie, je m’en vas,
Adieu donc, ma mie; je m’en vas,
Puisque mon bâtiment s’en va,
Puisque mon bâtiment s’en va.
Je m’en vais faire un tour dans Nantes,
Puisque le Roi me le demande.
Puisque dans Nantes tu t’en vas,
Puisque dans Nantes tu t’en vas,
Un corselet m’achèteras,
Un corselet m’achèteras,
Un corselet avec des manches,
Faites de soie rose et de blanche.
Mais quand à Nant’s fut arrivé,
Mais quand à Nant’s fut arrivé,
Au corselet n’a plus songé,
Au corselet n’a plus songé,
N’a plus pensé qu'à la ribote,
Au cabaret avec les autres.
Mon Dieu, qu’est-c' que ma mie dira?
Mon Dieu, qu’est-c' que ma mie dira?
Tu lui diras, lui mentiras,
Tu lui diras, lui mentiras,
Tu lui diras que dans tout Nantes,
Y a pas d’corset comme ell' demande.
J’aim’rais mieux la mer sans poissons,
J’aim’rais mieux la mer sans poissons,
Et la montagne sans vallons,
Et la montagne sans vallons,
Et le printemps sans violettes,
Que de mentir à ma brunette.
Lyrics translation
Goodbye, Honey, I'm leaving.,
Farewell then, my darling; I'm leaving,
Since my building is leaving,
Since my building is leaving.
I'm going for a ride in Nantes,
Since the King asks me.
Since in Nantes you leave,
Since in Nantes you leave,
You'll buy me a corselet,
You'll buy me a corselet,
A corselet with sleeves,
Made of pink and white silk.
But when Nant's was arrived,
But when Nant's was arrived,
At corselet no longer thought,
At corselet no longer thought,
Only thought of the ribote,
At the cabaret with the others.
My god, what will my mother say?
My god, what will my mother say?
You'll tell him, you'll lie to him,
You'll tell him, you'll lie to him,
You will tell him that in all Nantes,
There's no corset like she asks.
I love'rais better the sea without fish,
I love'rais better the sea without fish,
And the mountain without valleys,
And the mountain without valleys,
And spring without violets,
Than lying to my brunette.