My very first woman in life

My very first woman in life –
I didn’t view her all at once,
I didn't see how petite she was
Until I got somewhat grown up.
She used to take me to museums,
To listen to Colonne orchestra,
Where little fellow man of hers
Pretended he was having fun.

Oh she sang, my mother,
Often sang the songs,
Songs of yesterday,
Sang the songs of past.

My very first woman in life -
One day she took me to the school.
A shiny schoolbag in my grasp,
I had a scarf wrapped all around.
Have met some good and nasty men,
Learned to dot i’s, been bruised in face.
He was sometimes a lonely one -
The second man of the mama.

Oh she sang, my mother,
Often sang the songs,
Songs of yesterday,
Sang the songs of past.

My very first woman in life -
I left her once to be a man.
It’s always morning in the fall -
A time when children leave their nest.
It’s always in a rainy morning,
It’s often for another woman …

Oh she sang, my mother,
Often sang the songs,
Songs of yesterday,
Sang the songs of past.


La première femme de ma vie

La première femme de ma vie
Je ne l'ai pas vu tout de suite
Je n'ai vu qu'elle était petite
Qu'après avoir un peu grandi
Elle m'emmenait dans les musées
Quelques fois au concert Colonne
Où son gentil petit bonhomme
Faisait semblant de s'amuser

Elle chantait ma mère
Elle chantait souvent
Des chansons d'hier
Des chansons d'avant

La première femme de ma vie
Un jour m'a conduit à l'école
Emmitouflé dans un cache-col
Armé d'un cartable verni
J'ai connu les bons, les méchants
Les points sur les i, sur la gueule
Il était quelques fois bien seul
Le deuxième homme de maman

Elle chantait ma mère
Elle chantait souvent
Des chansons d'hier
Des chansons d'avant

La première femme de ma vie
Je l'ai quittée pour être un homme
C'est toujours un matin d'automne
Que les enfants s'en vont du nid
C'est toujours un matin de pluie
C'est souvent pour une autre femme

Elle chantait ma mère
Elle chantait souvent
Des chansons d'hier
Des chansons d'avant

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Posted: Dec 2014
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Fabuleuse chanson!

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ImagineLove
Merci mon ami marikia ! Tellement beau pour le partage! Je me ennuie de lire en français , ce était un excellent vous avez publié en français !hug teddybear purple heart

Elle chantait ma mère
Elle chantait souvent
Des chansons d'hier
Des chansons d'avant
niah9
Beautiful Marika.....not sure how you select to translate or share, but this is a winner of emotions....Kathyteddybear
marikia
I always loved this song, my dear ladies, always. French is a language meant for songs, and it is so if we compare. I just have some basic idea of French, know it on a guessing level, took someone's word for word translation and made some changes to fit to the music. Thank you very much for your inspirational comments! Many happy returns of Christmas!teddybear
Spartacus2012
Splendid share..Thank you!

Kentip hat
JimEee
Marikia
Your depth as usual is:

Tres Magnifique!
JimEee
amfa7
Great tribute to ones dearest..

'..
I left her once to be a man.'

Of course leaving mom for the first time is to be with
courage like a man.

It’s always morning in the fall -

captured great expression '..morining in the fall'

Could you refer the link to :

'It’s often for another woman …'

please?

Thanks.
Amjad
marikia
Hi, Amjad, you seem to be finding pleasure in rummaging in old chests collecting dust in attics and long forgotten.wave This song makes me sad, because what it sings about is inevitable, but on the other hand, it is much better this way, cause that other woman he leaves his mother for on a rainy morning may be a constant source of pleasure and joy for him, caring for and remaining his companion till the end, and this is every mother on this earth dreams about. Kindest regardstip hat
amfa7
Marikia
To read a well-read is more than a choice, a tribute.
The charismatic expression is a pearl in thy writing power.
Thee spring up the autumn very well.

Thank you
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