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Catherine and Albert's song


Hi,

Can anybody point me in the direction of a full translation of the lyrics to the song that Catherine sings accompanied by Albert, about half way through the film. Only the first 2 verses are subtitled for some reason.

It's a wonderful little song and a fantastic scene in a superb film, and I would really like to know exactly what she is singing about.

Thanks,
David

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The screenplay is available in English. It was published in the early 1970's, I think.

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I think this is it as far as I can remember.


She had rings on every finger,
Lots of bracelets around her wrists,
And then she sang with a voice
That thus charmed me.

She had eyes, eyes of opal
That fascinated me.
The femme fatale's pale oval face
Was fatal to me.

We got acquainted, we got to know each other again,
We lost sight of each other, we lost sight of each other again,
We found each other, we warmed up to each other again,
Then we separated.

We parted again
Into the whirlwind of life.
I saw her again one night.
That was quite some time ago.

At the sound of the banjos, I recognized her,
That curious smile that I had liked so much,
That voice so fatal, that beautiful pale face
Moved me more than ever.

I was drunk listening to her.
Alcohol makes you forget the time.
I woke up feeling
Burning kisses on my brow.

We got acquainted, we got to know each other again,
We lost sight of each other, we lost sight of each other again,
We found each other, we warmed up to each other again,
Then we separated.

We parted again
Into the whirlwind of life.
I saw her again one night,
She fell into my arms again.

When you get acquainted, when you get to know each other again,
Why lose sight of each other? Lose sight of each other again?
When you find each other, when you warm up to each other again,
Why separate?

So both of us parted again
Into the whirlwind of life.
We continued to turn
Each tied up in the other.

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Many thanks for that Kriege10. Very much appreciated. :-)

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Here is a place where you can download the mp3 of the song:


http://kikanicolela.multiply.com/music/item/2

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I love that song. I don't understand French but it's still so nice to listen to, plus it reminds me of this wonderful film and Catherine (whom I love).

It’s the hunger, the hunger for an alternative and the refusal to accept a life of unhappiness.

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