From "carmen"
Quand je vous aimerai?
Ma foi, je ne sais pas,
Peut-韙re jamais, peut-韙re demain.
Mais pas aujourd抙ui, c抏st certain.
L抋mour est un oiseau rebelle
Que nul ne peut apprivoiser,
Et c抏st bien en vain qu抩n l抋ppelle,
S抜l lui convient de refuser.
Rien n抷 fait, menace ou pri鑢e,
L抲n parle bien, l抋utre se tait;
Et c抏st l抋utre que je pr閒鑢e
Il n抋 rien dit; mais il me plaît.
L抋mour! l抋mour! l抋mour! l抋mour!
L抋mour est enfant de boh韒e,
Il n抋 jamais, jamais connu de loi,
Si tu ne m抋ime pas, je t抋ime,
Si je t抋ime, prend garde � toi!
Si tu ne m抋ime pas,
Si tu ne m抋ime pas, je t抋ime!
Mais, si je t抋ime,
Si je t抋ime, prend garde � toi!
Si tu ne m抋ime pas,
Si tu ne m抋ime pas, je t抋ime!
Mais, si je t抋ime,
Si je t抋ime, prend garde � toi!
L抩iseau que tu croyais surprendre
Battit de l抋ile et s抏nvola;
L抋mour est loin, tu peux l抋ttendre;
Tu ne l抋ttend plus, il est l�!
Tout autour de toi vite, vite,
Il vient, s抏n va, puis il revient!
Tu crois le tenir, il t掗vite;
Tu crois l掗viter, il te tient!
L抋mour, l抋mour, l抋mour, l抋mour!
L抋mour est enfant de boh韒e,
Il n抋 jamais, jamais connu de loi,
Si tu ne m抋ime pas, je t抋ime,
Si je t抋ime, prend garde � toi!
Si tu ne m抋ime pas, je t抋ime,
Si je t抋ime, prend garde � toi!
Si tu ne m抋ime pas,
Si tu ne m抋ime pas, je t抋ime!
Mais, si je t抋ime,
Si je t抋ime, prend garde � toi!
Si tu ne m抋ime pas,
Si tu ne m抋ime pas, je t抋ime!
Mais, si je t抋ime,
Si je t抋ime, prend garde � toi!
Translation:
When will I love you?
Good lord, I don抰 know,
Maybe never, maybe tomorrow.
But not today, that抯 certain.
Love is a rebellious bird
That nothing can tame,
And it is simply in vain to call it
If it is convient for it to refuse.
Nothing will work, threat or pleading,
One speaks, the other stays quiet;
And it抯 the other that I prefer
He said nothing; but he pleases me.
Love! love! love! love!
Love is the child of the bohemian,
It has never, never known any law,
If you don抰 love me, I love you,
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!
If you don抰 love me,
If you don抰 love me, I love you!
But, if I love you,
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!
If you don抰 love me,
If you don抰 love me, I love you!
But, if I love you,
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!
The bird you thought to surprise
Bat it抯 wing and flew away;
Love is far away, you can wait for it;
If you wait for it no more, it is there!
All around you, quickly, quickly,
It comes, goes, then it comes back!
You think to hold it, it avoids you;
You think to avoid it, it holds you!
Love, love, love, love!
Love is the child of the bohemian,
It has never, never known any law,
If you don抰 love me, I love you,
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!
If you don抰 love me, I love you,
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!
If you don抰 love me,
If you don抰 love me, I love you!
But, if I love you,
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!
If you don抰 love me,
If you don抰 love me, I love you!
But, if I love you,
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!
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