Y'A D'La Joie

There is joy! Hello, hello swallows
There is joy! In the sky above the roofs
There is joy! And sunshine in the alleys
There is joy! Everywhere, there is joy!

All day long, my heart beats, sways, and falters
It's love that comes with 'I don't know what'
It's love... Hello, hello ladies
There is joy! Everywhere, there is joy!

The gray baker kneads the dough with all his might
He makes good bread, bread so fine that I'm hungry
We see the postman flying off over there
Like a blue angel carrying his letters to God
A nameless miracle at the Javelle station
We see the metro emerging from its tunnel
Dizzy with sunshine, songs, and flowers
It runs towards the woods, it runs at full steam

There is joy! The Eiffel Tower goes for a walk
Like a madwoman, she jumps over the Seine with both feet
Then she says: 'Too bad for me if I'm sick
I was bored all alone in my corner...'

There is joy! The tax collector puts on his jacket
Closes shop and says in a very sweet, very sweet tone
'Good day! for today, the collection is over
Keep everything, gentlemen, keep everything!'

But suddenly I wake up in my bed
So, I had dreamed, yes because the sky is gray
We must get up, wash, dress
And stop singing if we have nothing more to say
But I still believe that this dream is good
Because it allowed me to make a song
Spring song, love ditty
Song of 20 years, song forever

There is joy! Hello, hello swallows
There is joy! In the sky above the roofs
There is joy! And sunshine in the alleys
There is joy! Everywhere, there is joy!

All day long, my heart beats, sways, and falters
It's love that comes with 'I don't know what'
It's love... Hello, hello ladies
There is joy! Everywhere, there is joy!...