En cueillant la noisette
Fred Adison Lyrics


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Un jour, la tendre Annette,
Le cœur plein de désir,
Délaissant sa chambrette,
A pris bien du plaisir

{Refrain:}
En cueillant la noisette et la fraise des bois
En cueillant la noisette et en gaulant des noix
En cueillant la noisette et la fraise des bois
En cueillant la noisette et en gaulant des noix

Elle croisa Gustave
Le garçon, fort ému,
Prit son bel accent grave
Et son accent aigu

{au Refrain}

Il la prit par la taille,
Il la sentit frémir
Et dans ses yeux canailles,
Il lut bien du plaisir

{au Refrain}

Il la prit par la taille,
La prit par le menton,
Elle, dans la bataille,
Tomba sur le gazon

{au Refrain}

Ah ! Maudite culbute
Jugez du désarroi !




Le gredin, dans sa chute,
Avait vu... son émoi... Oh

En cueillant la noisette et la fraise des bois
En cueillant la noisette et en gaulant des noix

Dans cette pirouette,
Elle eut le cœur troublé,
Elle perdit la tête
Tout en perdant... le pied

En cueillant la noisette et la fraise des bois
En cueillant la noisette et en gaulant des noix

Sa robe, sa coiffure
Ne pourront plus servir
Belles, de l'aventure
Gardez le souvenir.

Overall Meaning

The song "En cueillant la noisette" by Fred Adison tells the story of Annette, a young woman who leaves her room one day filled with desire. As she starts to pick hazelnuts and wild strawberries, she runs into Gustave, the boy who makes her heart skip a beat. As they pick nuts and fruits together, Gustave takes Annette by the waist and feels her trembling. In his sly eyes, he sees her pleasure, and as they start to play fight, Annette falls on the grass, losing her balance, and Gustave sees more than he bargained for. Annette, feeling nervous and embarrassed, loses her head and even her footing, causing her to ruin her dress and hair, but she retains the memory of their little adventure.


The lyrics of "En cueillant la noisette" speak to the innocence of young love, the thrill of discovering one's desires and the risks that come with them. Annette is filled with desire, and her rendezvous with Gustave is exciting and playful but ends with her feeling nervous and embarrassed. Gustave, who sees more than he was supposed to see, is a reminder of the risks of love, which can lead to both pleasure and pain. The song's refrain, which repeats the act of picking hazelnuts and wild strawberries and cracking nuts, symbolizes the sweet pleasures of love.


Line by Line Meaning

Un jour, la tendre Annette,
One day, the tender Annette


Le cœur plein de désir,
Her heart full of desire


Délaissant sa chambrette,
Leaving her room behind


A pris bien du plaisir
Had a lot of fun


En cueillant la noisette et la fraise des bois
While picking hazelnuts and wild strawberries


En cueillant la noisette et en gaulant des noix
While picking hazelnuts and cracking walnuts


Elle croisa Gustave
She crossed paths with Gustave


Le garçon, fort ému,
The boy, very moved


Prit son bel accent grave
Took on his beautiful deep voice


Et son accent aigu
And his high-pitched voice


Il la prit par la taille,
He took her by the waist


Il la sentit frémir
He felt her shiver


Et dans ses yeux canailles,
And in his rogue eyes


Il lut bien du plaisir
He read a lot of pleasure


La prit par le menton,
He took her by the chin


Elle, dans la bataille,
She, in the fight


Tomba sur le gazon
Fell onto the grass


Ah ! Maudite culbute
Oh! Cursed tumble


Jugez du désarroi !
Judge the dismay!


Le gredin, dans sa chute,
The rogue, in his fall


Avait vu... son émoi... Oh
Had seen... her excitement... Oh


Dans cette pirouette,
In this twirl


Elle eut le cœur troublé,
She had a troubled heart


Elle perdit la tête
She lost her head


Tout en perdant... le pied
While also losing... her footing


Sa robe, sa coiffure
Her dress, her hairdo


Ne pourront plus servir
Can no longer be used


Belles, de l'aventure
Beautiful ladies, of the adventure


Gardez le souvenir.
Keep the memory.




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@veronica3755

Trés charmant, magnifique !!! Merci camille !!

@jeancaillot3549

quand je pense que c etais la jeunesse de mes parents et maintenant c est
devenu mon héritage !

@explorer45

Que c'est beau, que c'est drôle, que c'est frais !

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Cinquante ans après, ça fait drôle ! Et pourtant tout est d actualité. ....

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