Jacques Brel

Jacques Brel - Madeleine English translation lyrics

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Madeleine

This evening I'm waiting for Madeleine
I have brought some lilacs
I bring them every week
Madeleine, she really likes that
This evening I'm waiting for Madeleine
We will take the Tram 33
To eat fries at Eugene's
Madeleine, she really likes that
Madeleine, she's my Christmas
She's my America for me
Even though she may be better for me
As her cousin Joel says
But this evening I'm waiting for Madeleine
We will go to the movies
I will tell her "I love you"
Madeleine, she really likes that

She is really beautiful
She is really all that
She is my whole life
Madeleine, I'm waiting for her there, there

This evening I'm waiting for Madeleine
But it is raining on my lilacs
It rains like this every week
But Madeleine does not arrive
This evening I'm waiting for Madeleine
It is too late for the Tram 33
Too late for fries from Eugene's
Madeleine does not arrive
Madeleine, she's my horizon
She my America for me
Even though she may be better for me
As her cousin Gaston says
But this evening I'm waiting for Madeleine
The cinema awaits
I will be able to tell her "I love you"
Madeleine, she really likes that

She is really pretty
She is really all that
She is my whole life
(that) Madeleine, who does not arrive

This evening I was waiting for Madeleine
But I have thrown my lilacs away
I threw them like I have every week
Madeleine will not come
This evening I was waiting for Madeleine
It is trouble for the movies
I stay with my "I love you"
Madeleine will not come
Madeleine, she's my spirit
She my America for me
Even though she may be better than me
As her cousin Gaspard says
This evening I was waiting for Madeleine
Look the last tram has gone
One must have already closed Eugene's (meaning it must be closed)
Madeleine will not come

She is herself and nevertheless really pretty
She is nevertheless really all that
She is nevertheless my whole life
(that) Madeleine, who will not come

But tomorrow I will wait for Madeleine
I will re-bring (bring again) some lilacs
I will bring them again the entire week
Madeleine, she will really like that
Tomorrow I will wait for Madeleine
We will take the Tram 33
To eat fries at Eugene's
Madeleine, she will really like that
Madeleine she's my spirit
She my America for me
Too bad [that] she is too good for me (meaning she deserves better)
As her cousin Gaspard says
Tomorrow I will wait for Madeleine
We will go to the movies
I will tell her "I love you"
And Madeleine, she will really like that.

Madeleine

Ce soir j'attends Madeleine, j'ai apporté des lilas
J'en apporte toutes les semaines, Madeleine ell' aim' bien ça.
Ce soir j'attends Madeleine, on prendra le tram trente-trois
Pour manger des frites chez Eugène, Madeleine ell' aim' tant ça.

Madeleine c'est mon Noël, c'est mon Amérique à moi
Même qu'elle est trop bien pour moi, comm' dit son cousin Joël
Ce soir j'attends Madeleine, on ira au cinéma
Je lui dirai des "je t'aime", Madeleine ell' aim' tant ça

Elle est tellement jolie, elle est tellement tout ça
Elle est toute ma vie, Madeleine que j'attends là

Ce soir j'attends Madeleine, mais il pleut sur mes lilas
Il pleut comme toutes les semaines, et Madeleine n'arrive pas.
Ce soir j'attends Madeleine, c'est trop tard pour le tram trente-trois
Trop tard pour les frites d'Eugène, et Madeleine n'arrive pas.

Madeleine c'est mon horizon, c'est mon Amérique à moi
Même qu'elle est trop bien pour moi, comm' dit son cousin Gaston
Mais ce soir j'attends Madeleine, il me rest' le cinéma
Je lui dirai des "je t'aime", Madeleine ell' aim' tant ça.

Elle est tellement jolie, ell' est tellement tout ça
Elle est toute ma vie, Madeleine qui n'arrive pas

Ce soir j'attendais Madeleine, mais j'ai jeté mes lilas
Je les ai jetés comme toutes les semaines, Madeleine ne viendra pas.
Ce soir j'attendais Madeleine, c'est fichu pour le cinéma
Je reste avec mes "je t'aime", Madeleine ne viendra pas

Madeleine c'est mon espoir, c'est mon Amérique à moi
Sûr qu'elle est trop bien pour moi, comm' dit son cousin Gaspard
Ce soir j'attendais Madeleine, tiens le dernier tram s'en va
On doit fermer chez Eugène, Madeleine ne viendra pas

Elle est tellement jolie, elle est tellement tout ça
Elle est toute ma vie, Madeleine qui ne viendra pas

Demain j'attendrai Madeleine, je rapporterai du lilas
J'en rapporterai toute la semaine, Madeleine elle aimera ça.
Demain j'attendrai Madeleine, on prendra le tram trente-trois
Pour manger des frites chez Eugène, Madeleine elle aimera ça

Madeleine c'est mon espoir, c'est mon Amérique à moi
Tant pis si elle est trop bien pour moi, comm' dit son cousin Gaspard
Demain j'attendrai Madeleine, on ira au cinéma
Je lui dirai des "je t'aime", Madeleine elle aimera ça.
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Copyrights:

Author: Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest, Jean Corti

Composer: Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest, Jean Corti

Publisher: Armand Et Georges Israël

Details:

Released in: 1962

Language: French

Covered by: Frans Halsema (1967, Dutch) , Les Charlots (1975) , Rob van de Meeberg (2004, Dutch) , Jeroen Willems (2006, Dutch)

Translations: English , Spanish

Appearing on: Infiniment (2003) , L'intégrale des albums originaux (2010) , Suivre l'étoile | Intégrale (2013) , Les 50 plus belles chansons (2013) , Brel Vol.1 (2003) , Ne me quitte pas (2006) , L'Album de Sa Vie (2022)

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