Letra Quand J'etais Chez Mon Père de Sarah Brightman original
Quand jtais chez mon pre, Apprenti pastoureau, Il ma mis dans la lande, Pour garder les troupiaux. Troupiaux, troupiaux, Je nen avais gure. Troupiaux, troupiaux, Je nen avais biaux. Mais je nen avais gure, Je navais qutrois agneaux; Et le loup de la plaine Ma mang la plus biau. Troupiaux, troupiaux, ... Il tait si vorace Na laiss que la piau, Na laiss que la queue, Pour mettre mon chapiau. Troupiaux, troupiaux, ... Mais des os de la bte Me fis un chalumiau Pour jouer la fte, la ft du hamiau. Troupiaux, troupiaux, ... Pour fair danser lvillage, Dessous le grandormiau, Et les jeuns et les vieilles, Les pieds dan les sabiots. Troupiaux, troupiaux, ... When I lived with my father When I lived with my father As an apprentice shepherd, He sent me to the moor To look after the sheep. Sheep, sheep, I had but a few. Sheep, sheep, I had none that were bonny. No, I had but a few, I had but three lambs; And the wolf from the plain Ate the finest of those. Sheep, sheep, ... He was so ravenous He left only the pelt, He left only the tail To put on my hat. Sheep, sheep, ... But the bones of the animal Made me pipe To play at the fair, At the village fair. Sheep, sheep, ... So the village could dance Beneath the great elm, Young women and old With clogs on their feet. Sheep, sheep, ...