Mireille — Ma grand mere etait garde barriere song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Ma grand mere etait garde barriere" by Mireille.

Lyrics

Ma grand-mère était garde-barrière
Tous les garçons du pays étaient amoureux
De son teint couleur de lys et de ses yeux bleus
En l’absence de son mari, que de rendez-vous étaient pris
Et c'étaient de folles caresses entre l’office, le rapide et l’express
Mais quand son amoureux devenait trop pressant
Elle baissait les yeux d’un air décent
Permettez, disait grand-mère,
Faut que j’aille fermer ma barrière
Avec son drapeau, sa p’tite trompette, son grand chapeau,
Son joli corsage à carreaux,
Elle fermait l' passage à niveau
Et tandis que le train passait
Elle réfléchissait,
Réfléchissait
Et les yeux baissés, grand-mère rougissait,
Rougissait
Saura-t-on jamais ce que tu penses?
Ah ah ah ah
Saura-t-on jamais ce que tu penses
En silence?
Avec ton drapeau, ta p’tite trompette, ton grand chapeau,
T'étais la reine des passages à niveau
Entre Paris et Bordeaux
Mais grand-mère était trop familière
Et tous les p’tits racontars
Et les p’tits potins
Circulaient de gare en gare
Allant à bon train,
Tous les trains ralentissaient d’vant sa barrière
Quand ils passaient
Et tous les voyageurs, aux f’nêtres,
Lui envoyaient des billets doux et des lettres
Mais quand son amoureux voulait trop insister
La sonnette se mettait à tinter
Et grand-mère dressait l’oreille:
Voilà l' train dix de Marseille
Entre Paris et Bordeaux.

Lyrics translation

My grandmother was a security guard.
All the boys in the country were in love
Her Lily-colored complexion and blue eyes
In the absence of her husband, what appointments were taken
And they were crazy caresses between the office, the fast and the express
But when her lover became too pressing
She looked decent.
Allow, said grandmother,
I gotta go close my fence.
With his flag, his little trumpet, his big hat,
Her pretty plaid bodice,
She was closing the crossing
And as the train passed
She was thinking,
Think
And eyes lowered, grandmother blushed,
Blush
Will we ever know what you think?
Ah ah ah ah
Will we ever know what you think
In silence?
With your flag, your little trumpet, your big hat,
You were the Queen of level crossings.
Between Paris and Bordeaux
But grandma was too familiar
And all the little ones tell
And the little gossip
Were circulating from station to station
Going smoothly,
All the trains were slowing down his barrier
When they passed
And all travelers, to the children,
Sent him sweet notes and letters
But when her lover wanted to insist too much
The doorbell was ringing
And grandma raised her ear:
Here's the train ten from Marseille
Between Paris and Bordeaux.