La chanson des jumelles [English translation]

DELPHINE and SOLANGE

We are two twin sisters

Born under the sign of Gemini

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Both damsels

Having had lovers very early

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DELPHINE

We were both raised by Mummy

Who for us deprived herself, worked valiantly

SOLANGE

She wanted to make us scholars

And for that reason sold all her life French fries

DELPHINE and SOLANGE

We were both born of an unknown father

It doesn’t show, but when we are naked

We both have in the hollow of the kidneys

It’s crazy...

DELPHINE

...here a mole

SOLANGE

...which he had on his cheek

DELPHINE and SOLANGE

We are two twin sisters born under the sign of

Gemini

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Loving the ritornello, puns and good words

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DELPHINE

We are both happy and ingenious...

SOLANGE

... waiting for love what is agreed...

DELPHINE

... to call love at the first sight...

SOLANGE

... or wild passion...

DELPHINE and SOLANGE

... we are both ready to go insane

We both have a delicate soul

DELPHINE

Passionate artists...

SOLANGE

... musicians...

DELPHINE

... acrobats...

SOLANGE

... looking for a good man...

DELPHINE

... looking for a beautiful man...

DELPHINE et SOLANGE

... in short, an ideal man, with or without defects

We are two twin sisters born under the sign of

Gemini

E F G A E D, D E F G G G D C

Lead in the brain, fantasy all over the place

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SOLANGE

I won’t always teach the art of arpeggio

I have lived through solfeggio lessons so far

But I’ve had it up to here, the province bothers me

Now, I want to live from my art in Paris

DELPHINE

I won’t teach my whole life dance

I will take my chance in Paris too

Why would I spend my time teaching steps

While I want to go to the opera

DELPHINE et SOLANGE

We are two twin sisters born under the sign of

Gemini

E F G A E D, D E F G G G D C

Two hearts, four eyes, to embark allegretto

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DELPHINE

Oh ! Quater to twelve. That’s it, I’m late.

SOLANGE

Delphine !

DELPHINE

Yes.

SOLANGE

Are you going to get Boudou ?

DELPHINE

Oh you can’t go ?

SOLANGE

I will go this afternoon.

DELPHINE

I can’t go with that ! Oh, yes, it is. Oh, no, no, no. I have

a date at noon

with Guillaume, I’ll never be there.

SOLANGE

What does this one want now?

DELPHINE

I don’t know... to see me.

SOLANGE

Oh well he will wait. Are you coming home for lunch ?

DELPHINE

Yes. But not before an hour. What have I done with

my compact ? Ah

no, I have it.

DELPHINE et SOLANGE

Playing the cello, trumpet or banjo

Loving the ritornello, puns and good words

Lead in the brain, fantasy all over the place

We are two twin sisters born under the sign of

Gemini

SOLANGE

Au revoir.

DELPHINE

Au revoir.

• Artist:Michel Legrand
• Album:Les Demoiselles de Rochefort