Colombine [English translation]

Leander the fool,

Pierrot who with

a stone's throw leap

clears the shrubbery,

Cassandra under her

hood,

Harlequin too,

that so capricious

swindler

with the crazy wardrobe

his eyes shining beneath

his mask,

- Doh. me, soh, me, fah, -

This merry band goes,

laughs, sings

and dances in front of

a frail naughty

little girl

whose depraved eyes

like the green eyes

of cats

look after her assets

and say :

"Keep your paws off!"

The merciless child,

deft and raising

her skirts,

the rose in her hat,

leads her troop

of dupes!

• Artist:Georges Brassens