À La Claire Fontaine
Nana Mouskouri
By the Clear Fountain
By the clear fountain
As I was walking
I found the water so beautiful
That I bathed in it
I have loved you for so long
I will never forget you
Under the leaves of an oak tree
I dried myself
On the highest branch
The nightingale sang
I have loved you for so long
I will never forget you
Sing, nightingale, sing
You who have a cheerful heart
You have a heart to laugh
I have one to cry
I have loved you for so long
I will never forget you
It's for my friend Pierre
Who no longer wants to love me
For a rosebud
That I refused him
I have loved you for so long
I will never forget you
I lost my friend
Without deserving it
For a bouquet of roses
That I refused him
I have loved you for so long
I will never forget you
