~Sing of six pence / Six sous sans soucis~

musique et paroles

extrait de mon CD : Comptines et chansons de GB

Sing a song of six pence                            Six sous sans soucis                            

Sing a song of six pence                                 Six sous sans soucis

A pocket full of rye                                        Ma poche est pleine de riz

Four and twenty black-birds                          Vingt-quatre corneilles

Baked in a pye                                               Bien cuites à l'oseille

When yhe pye was open'd                             Sur la table posées

The birds began to sing                                  Ce sont mises à chanter

Wasn't that a dainty dish                                Oh quel plat de choix

To set before the king                                    A mettre devant notre roi

The king was in his counting house                  Le roi comptait ses sous

Counting out his money                                  Dans sa maison à sous

The queen was in the parlour                          La reine dans sa tonnelle

Eating bread and honey                                  Mangeait du pain au miel

The maid was in the garden                            La bonne dans son office

Hanging out the clothes                                  Terminait la vaisselle

There came a little  black bird                         D'un coup de bec, une corneille

And pecked off her nose                                 Prit son nez par malice