À La Claire Fontaine
Natalie Choquette
By the Clear Fountain
By the clear fountain
As I went for a walk
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
A nightingale was singing
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
Mine is to cry
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
I wish the rose
Were still on the rosebush
And that my sweet friend
Were still loving me
I have loved you for so long
I will never forget you
By the clear fountain
As I went for a walk
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
A nightingale was singing
I have loved you for so long
I will never forget you.
