La Bottine Souriante is a folk band from Quebec specialising in traditional… Read Full Bio ↴La Bottine Souriante is a folk band from Quebec specialising in traditional Quebecois music, often with a modern twist.

Formed in 1976, they have toured extensively through North America and Europe. As well as the traditional accordion, fiddle, guitar, piano and double bass, the band added a four-piece horn section in 1990 which gives an element of jazz to the music. In 1998, they contributed a song to the Canadian Celtic music compilation by The Chieftains, Fire in the Kitchen.

The group's name means "the smiling boot", which refers to the appearance of a work boot with worn-out soles.

They have received three Canadian Juno awards and several Felix awards from the Quebec recording industry. They are known for their high energy live performances and in 2000 were voted Best Live Act at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. BBC Radio 3 has also played their music in mainstream programmes.

See their website: http://www.bottinesouriante.com/

Un dimanche au matin
La Bottine Souriante Lyrics

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Pis demain je reviens!

J'ai monté dans un arbre, c'était pour y voir plus loin, c'était pour y voir plus loin. (Bis)
J'ai t'aperçu t'un moine. (Bis)
Et là..., et là..., et là..., et là-bas dans un coin, c'plein Rintintin...

Refrain:
Pis demain je m'en vas su' madame lon, là!
Pis demain je reviens!

J'ai t'aperçu t'un moine, là-bas dans un coin, là-bas dans un coin. (Bis)
Qui confessait les filles. (Bis)
Et le..., et le..., et le..., et le verre à la main, c'te Rintintin...

Refrain:
Pis demain je m'en vas su' madame lon, là!
Pis demain je reviens!

Qui confessait les filles, et le verre à la main, et le verre à la main. (Bis)
Il en aperçu une. (Bis)
A qui..., vit qui..., a qui..., ah qu'il n'haissait point, c'te Rintintin...

Refrain:
Pis demain je m'en vas su' madame lon, là!
Pis demain je reviens!

Il en aperçu une, ah qu'il n'haissait point, ah qu'il n'haissait point. (Bis)
Il lui dit à l'oreille. (Bis)
Vous re..., vous re..., vous re..., vous reviendrez demain, c'te Rintintin...

Refrain:
Pis demain je m'en vas su' madame lon, là!
Pis lundi je reviens!
Pis demain je m'en vas su' madame lon, là!
Pis lundi je reviens!

(Merci à Marc-Anthony pour cettes paroles)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of La Bottine Souriante's song Un dimanche au matin tell the story of a man who has gone to see some girls and then climbed up a tree to see further. From there he sees a monk in a corner who is confessing the girls, holding a glass of alcohol in his hand. The man in the tree then notices one of the girls whom the monk doesn't seem to hate. He whispers to her that she should come back tomorrow. The song repeats this refrain throughout, "Then tomorrow I will go see Madame Lon, and then tomorrow I will come back."

The song is sung in a humorous tone and the lyrics describe a playful and exaggerated situation. It seems to be a story about a man who is enjoying his time with women and who is amused by the fact that a monk is confessing them while holding a glass of alcohol. The use of the name Rintintin is interesting since it is a reference to a popular French TV series about a police dog. It is used here in a playful way, perhaps to describe the monk as being like a dog.

Overall, the song is a lighthearted and entertaining piece of music that tells a story that is funny and exaggerated. It is a great example of the storytelling and musical abilities of La Bottine Souriante.

Line by Line Meaning

Un dimanche au matin, m'en rev'nant d'voir les filles, m'en r'venant d'voir les filles.
On a Sunday morning, coming back from seeing the girls, coming back from seeing the girls.

J'ai monté dans un arbre.
I climbed up in a tree.

C'était pour..., c'était pour..., c'était pour..., c'était pour y voir plus loin, c'te Rintintin...
It was to..., it was to..., it was to..., it was to see further, that Rintintin...