Arrêtons-nous un peu, causons.
C'est encore moi, ce soir, qui m'arrête,
c'est encore vous qui m'écoutez.
Un peu plus tard d'autres joueront
aux voisins de la route
sous ces beaux arbres que l'on se prête.
Composition:
Set to music by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "Arrêtons-nous", op. 42 no. 2 (1932), published 1966 [ medium voice and piano ], from Vergers, no. 2, Éd. Le Chant du Monde
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "Let’s pause", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 6
Word count: 36
Let’s pause a bit, and talk.
It’s me again, tonight, who wants to pause,
it’s still you who listens.
A bit later others will play
like neighbors near the street
under those beautiful trees where everything is ready.