Aux marches du palais

At the palace steps

Aux marches du palais

At the palace stepsAux marches du palais
At the palace stepsAux marches du palais
There is such a beautiful girl lonla,Y a une tant belle fille lonla,
There is such a beautiful girl.Y a une tant belle fille.

She has so many loversElle a tant d'amoureux
That she doesn't know which one to choose.Qu'elle ne sait lequel prendre.

It's a little shoemakerC'est un p'tit cordonnier
Who had her preference.Qu'a eu sa préférence.

It's while fitting her shoesC'est en la lui chaussant
That he asked her hand.Qu'il lui fit sa demande.

My beauty if you wishLa belle si tu voulais
We would sleep together.Nous dormirions ensemble.

In a large square bedDans un grand lit carré
Adorned with white linen.Orné de toile blanche.

At the four corners of the bedAux quatre coins du lit
A bouquet of periwinkles.Un bouquet de pervenches.

In the middle of the bedDans le mitan du lit
The river is deep.La rivière est profonde.

All the king's horsesTous les chevaux du roi
Could drink there together.Pourraient y boire ensemble.

And we would sleep thereEt nous y dormirions
Until the end of the world.Jusqu'à la fin du monde.