L'enfant Au Tambour

The Child with the Drum

L'enfant Au Tambour

On the road, bang bang bangSur la route, parapampampam
Little drummer's on his way, bang bang bang.Petit tambour s'en va, parapampampam.
He feels his heart beat, bang bang bang,Il sent son coeur qui bat, parapampampam,
To the rhythm of his steps, bang bang bang,Au rythme de ses pas, parapampampam,
Boom boom boom, boom boom boom.Rapampampam, rapampampam.
Oh! little child, bam boom bam,Oh! petit enfant, pamrapampam,
Where are you going?Où vas-tu?

Yesterday my father, bang...Hier mon père, parapam...
Followed the drum...A suivi le tambour...
The drum of the soldiers...Le tambour des soldats...
And I'm heading to the sky...Et je m'en vais au ciel...
Go, I want to give, for his return,Va, je veux donner, pour son retour,
My drum.Mon tambour.

All the angels...Tous les anges...
Have taken their fine drum...Ont pris leur beau tambour...
And said to the child...Et ont dit à l'enfant...
"Your father is back...""Ton père est de retour..."
And the child awakens...Et l'enfant s'éveille...
On his drum.Sur son tambour.