Guitares et mandolines
French source:
Camille Saint-Saëns
Ont des sons qui font aimer.
Tout en croquant des pralines
Pépa se laisse charmer
Quand, jetant dièses, bécarres,
Mandolines et guitares
Vibrent pour la désarmer.
Mandoline avec guitare
Accompagnent de leur bruit
Les amants suivant le phare
De la beauté dans la nuit.
Et Juana montre, féline,
(Guitare avec mandoline)
Sa bouche et son œil qui luit.
Guitar and mandolin
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Cause you to fall in love.
While crunching pralines,
Pepe lets herself be charmed
When, sounding sharps and flats,
Mandolin and guitar
Resound to disarm her.
Mandolin and guitar
Accompany with their sound
Lovers who follow the beacon
Of beauty in the night;
And feline Juana flashes
(Guitar and mandolin)
Her gleaming eyes and mouth.
Guitares et mandolines
French source:
Camille Saint-Saëns
Guitar and mandolin
English source:
Richard Stokes
Guitares et mandolines
Guitar and mandolin
Ont des sons qui font aimer.
Cause you to fall in love.
Tout en croquant des pralines
While crunching pralines,
Pépa se laisse charmer
Pepe lets herself be charmed
Quand, jetant dièses, bécarres,
When, sounding sharps and flats,
Mandolines et guitares
Mandolin and guitar
Vibrent pour la désarmer.
Resound to disarm her.
Mandoline avec guitare
Mandolin and guitar
Accompagnent de leur bruit
Accompany with their sound
Les amants suivant le phare
Lovers who follow the beacon
De la beauté dans la nuit.
Of beauty in the night;
Et Juana montre, féline,
And feline Juana flashes
(Guitare avec mandoline)
(Guitar and mandolin)
Sa bouche et son œil qui luit.
Her gleaming eyes and mouth.
Composer
Camille Saint-Saëns
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist of the Romantic era. A musical prodigy, he gave his first concert at only 10 years old, before studying at the Paris Conservatoire. Information from Wikipedia.…
