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.
Many thanks to Monique Palomares for contributing and translating this song, for providing the instructions and for singing it for us!
