Un samedi soir
Un samedi soir
On A Saturday Evening
Chanson de ronde
Circle Game
(French)
(English)
Un samedi soir, je dis à ma mère :
"Voulez-vous savoir le garçon que j'aime ?
C'est un jeune enfant de chœur
À qui j'ai donné mon cœur.
J'ai donné mon cœur à Philippe, Philippe, Philippe*
J'ai donné mon cœur à Philippe."
"Philippe, mon bien-aimé,
Voulez-vous bien m'épouser ?
Oui ou non ?"
On a Saturday evening, I said to my mother,
"Do you want to know who is the boy I love?
It's a young altar boy
To whom I gave my heart.
I gave my heart to Philip, Philip, Philip*,
I gave my heart to Philip."
"Philip, my beloved,
Will you marry me?
Yes or no?"
Notes
*Or any boy's name
Game Instructions
First a girl is chosen and goes out of the circle. The others gather and chose a boy's name in a low voice. Then the chosen girl stands in the middle of the circle. The girls then walk in a circle singing the song.
When asked "Yes or no?" - If the chosen girl says "yes" she picks a girl and they swap roles and the game starts over again. If she says "no", she remains the chosen girl for the next turn.
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Many thanks to Monique Palomares for contributing and translating this song, for providing the instructions and for singing it for us!