~L'alphabet des fées/ Faityland gay~

  

Illustration de Cathy

comptine récitée

 L’alphabet des fées                     Faityland Gay

 

A est une arche                                      A is an archway

Vers le pays des fées                                To fairy land gay

B le baiser                                             B for the butterflies

À donner pour entrer                                  Showing the way

C est le cercle                                        C is the castle

Où l’on fait un vœu                                     The queen reign over

D le diadème                                          D is the dew

Tressé pour les cheveux                             That’s brought from the dover

E sont les elfes                                       E the elf pages 

Qui nous servent d’escorte                         surrounding her hall

F sont les fées                                        F for the dairies

Qui viennent nous accueillir                       That flie to her call

G les guirlandes                                      G for the garlands

Passées à notre cou                                  They weave for the hair

H est la harpe                                        H for the honey

Qui joue en sourdine                                   They bring to her there

I les iris                                                  I invitations

Qui bordent les allées                                  She sends to th ball

J pour la joie                                          J is the joy

De tout découvrir                                         That they give to them all

K la kermesse                                        K is the kelpie

Préparée pour tous                                      Who reads her with pride

L les lampions                                        L for the lizard

Allumés dans le parc                                   Who offers a ride

M la maison                                           M is the mermaid 

Où nous allons danser                                  Who lives in the moat

O est l’ombrelle                                      O is the owl

Qui protège les teints clairs                            Keeping watch from the tower

P le parfum                                             P for the perfume

Répandu dans les fleurs                                Brought in by each flower

Q le quartier                                            Q is the queen

Où réside son altesse                                   Who is gracious and fair

R est la reine                                           R the respect

Pleine de grâce et de charme                        That she gains everywhere

S la sirène                                               S is the spider

Qui peigne ses longs cheveux                       (A bit in the way)

T le triton                                                T for the tunes

Est son majordome                                      When the band starts to play

U l’uniforme                                             U for the use

Des valets du palais                                     That is made of each chance

V le violon                                                V for the vigour

Lui joue des airs de valses                            Displayed in the dance

W le wisky                                              W the watchman

L’emmène en promenade                             Who comes with a warning

XY sont ses fidèles sujets                        X cannot stop

                                                                  For the day is near dawning

                                                               Y for their  yawns

                                                                  As they scamper from sight

Z est le zéphir                                          Z is the end

Qui berce le pays des fées                           Of a beautifull night