Translation of the song Maman, ma plus jolie chanson artist Annie Cordy

French

Maman, ma plus jolie chanson

English translation

Mama, My Prettiest Song

Toi, maman,

You, mama,

Chaque soir jusqu'à sept ou huit ans

Every night until I was seven or eight years old,

J'te voyais

I saw you

Près de mon lit en m'endormant.

Near my bed when I went to sleep

Le matin,

In the morning,

J'savais avant d'ouvrir les yeux

I knew even before I opened my eyes

Qu'tu étais

That you'd be

À la même place

In the same place

Et qu'tu rêvais

And that you'd be dreaming

À nous deux.

Of us both

(refrain : )

[Chorus]

Toi, tu es ma plus jolie chanson,

You, you are my prettiest song

Tu es maman, la grande amie,

You are my mama, the good friend

Tu veilles sur ma vie.

Watching over my life

Tant que les étoiles brilleront,

As long as the stars shine,

Tu seras ma plus jolie chanson.

You will be my prettiest song

Ma maman, quand j'ai d'la peine,

My mama, when I'm sad,

C'est à toi

It's you

Que j'le dis,

Whom I tell it to

Tu me consoles chaque fois.

And you comfort me every time

Je te quitte

I leave you,

En te laissant tous mes tourments,

Leaving all my problems to you

J'oublie vite

I forget quickly

Quand tout va bien j't'oublie souvent,

When everything goes well, I often forget you

Et pourtant...

And yet...

(refrain)

[Chorus]

(parlé)

[Spoken]

Je voudrais te dire :

I would like to tell you:

« Maman, je t'aime »,

Mama, I love you

Mais voilà, c'est pas facile,

But you see, it's not easy

Ça paraît bête, je n'ose pas,

It seems stupid, I don't dare to

Je voudrais te dire,

I would like to tell you,

Mais à ton sourire je sais que tu as compris,

But when I see your smile, I know you understood

Et mon cœur te dit :

And my heart tells you:

« Maman, merci. »

Mama, thank you

Car toi, tu es ma plus jolie chanson,

For you, you are my prettiest song

Tu es maman, la grande amie

You are my mama, the good friend

Qui veilles sur ma vie,

Watching over my life

Tant que les étoiles brilleront,

As long as the stars shine,

Tu seras ma plus jolie chanson.

You will be my prettiest song

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