Bergerette

Mountain folks, let's sing together
Mountain folks, let's sing in unison
On this day that brings us together
Let joy be in our hearts

This morning, everything is festive
Let's sing, let's sing, shall we
The Shepherdess' song
The shepherdess from our land

She was a shepherdess
Who tended her sheep
And every day, her mother
Would tell her: Be careful

{Chorus:}
Shepherdess, Shepherdess
Beware of the wolf
He's watching you, he's lurking
And prowling everywhere
The overly flirtatious girls
Appeal to him greatly
Shepherdess, Shepherdess
Beware of the wolf

The boys from the village
Were madly in love
And all, when she passed by
Would make eyes at her

{to the chorus:}

One evening, from the mountain
She did not return
Everywhere, in the countryside
Below, they called for her

Shepherdess, Shepherdess
Where are you hiding?
Shepherdess, Shepherdess
We're searching everywhere
Shepherdess, Shepherdess
But what are you doing?
Hoo, hoo!
Shepherdess, Shepherdess
Come back to us

The whole evening
Her mother searched for her
And when, in the clearing
She found her

Shepherdess, Shepherdess
Blushed suddenly
The girl, the girl
Afraid of the wolf
On the grass, on the grass
Held by the neck...
[Who is it?]
Not so dumb, not so dumb
Her cousin Jean-Loup

Shepherdess, Shepherdess
Marry Jean-Loup
It's a celebration
Singing everywhere
Shepherdess, Shepherdess
No longer afraid of the wolf
Shepherdess, Shepherdess
No longer afraid of the wolf