mazurka
Marcel Amont Lyrics

Mazurka, mazurka
The Mazurka dance is being celebrated and enjoyed

Sous le ciel d'un beau dimanche
The Mazurka is being danced under the beautiful sky on a Sunday

Parmi les lilas en branches
The dancers are surrounded by the branches of the lilac tree

Te voilà, te voilà
The dancers are ready to start the dance

Caressant les robes blanches
The dancers are gracefully moving their hands over the white dresses

Que chiffonnent les garçons
The boys are playfully messing up the girls' dresses

Dans le gai tourbillon
Everyone is swirling and twirling in the joyous dance

D'un bal à Robinson
The dance is taking place at a place called Robinson

Tu fais rêver les poètes
The Mazurka is inspiring poets and their dreams

Tu prends l'âme des grisettes
The Mazurka is capturing the hearts of young girls

Grâce à toi, chaque fois
Thanks to the Mazurka, every time

Plus facile est la conquête
It becomes easier to win someone over

Et tant pis si les voilettes
Even if the veils get torn and damaged

Se déchirent un peu
It doesn't matter, as the Mazurka is still worth it

Avec toi perdre la tête
Losing one's head with the Mazurka

C'est merveilleux !
Is a wonderful feeling

Tandis qu'un vieux phono romantique
While a romantic old phonograph plays

Rejoue pour moi ton refrain magique
Replaying the magical tune that the dancer loves

Je crois voir s'animer entre mes doigts
The dancer imagines seeing a lively old portrait in their hands

Un joli portrait d'autrefois
Of an attractive person from the past

Grand-mère est là, souriante et belle
The portrait is of the dancer's beautiful and happy grandma

Faisant tourner sa petite ombrelle
Grandma is twirling her little umbrella

Quand vers elle, galamment
A young, elegant gentleman approaches her

Un jeune homme élégant
The gentleman is handsome and stylish

S'empresse tendrement
He affectionately rushes towards grandma

C'est tout d'abord une charmante révérence
Their first interaction is a charming bow

Puis la danse qui commence
Which is then followed by a dance

Mais bientôt deux amoureux s'avancent
Soon, two young lovers step forward

Gaiement enlacés
They happily embrace each other

Que disent-ils, si ce n'est que la farandole
They share lively and crazy words in the dance

De paroles un peu folles
Speaking somewhat wildly in the moment

Pressées dans le baiser que l'on vole
The words are intertwined in a stolen kiss

Sans même y penser
Without even thinking about what they're doing

{Parlé:}
Spoken words:

- Il est bien l'orchestre, hein ?
- The orchestra is good, isn't it?

- Oui, y a pas d' piston !
- Yes, there's no cheating involved!

- Ha, ha ! Hem… Vous venez souvent ici ?
- Hahaha! Ahem... Do you come here often?

- Oh, oui ! Mais toujours avec maman !
- Oh, yes! But always with my mom!

- Ah ?
- Really?

Souviens-toi, souviens-toi
Remember, remember

Sous le vieil arbre qui penche
Under the old tree that inclines

Comme il semblait doux et frais
How refreshing and gentle it seemed

Le petit vin clairet
The small, clear wine

Qu'en riant on buvait
That was once enjoyed with laughter

Tu as fait danser grand-père
The Mazurka once made grandpa dance

Tu as fait rêver grand-mère
Grandma once dreamt of the Mazurka

Quand j'entends tes trois temps
Now, when the dancer hears the waltz's three beats

Malgré-moi mon cœur se serre
Their heart can't help but become a little heavy

Car j'imagine, c'est bête
As they imagine, how silly it may seem

Que c'est grâce à toi
That it's thanks to the Mazurka

Que c'est grâce à toi, peut-être
That maybe - just maybe - the dancer is here today

Si je suis là
Because of the Mazurka

Talatatalatatalatata…
The sound of the Mazurka

Tzim !
A sudden end to the song