48. Donna, Donna. Claude François. Translation.

Il était une fois, un petit garçon
Qui vivait dans un' grand' maison
Sa vie n'était que joie et bonheur
Et pourtant au fond de son coeur
Il voulait devenir grand
Rêvait d'être un homme
Chaque soir il y pensait
Quand sa maman le berçait
Donna Donna Donna Donna
Tu regretteras le temps
Donna Donna Donna Donna
Où tu étais un enfant

Puis il a grandi puis il est parti
Et il a découvert la vie
Les amours déçus la faim et la peur
Et souvent au fond de son coeur
Il revoyait son enfance
Rêvait d'autrefois
Tristement il y pensait
Et il se souvenait
Donna Donna Donna Donna
Tu regretteras le temps
Donna Donna Donna Donna
Où tu étais un enfant

Hum..................
Parfois je pense à ce petit garçon
Ce petit garçon que j'étais.

DONNA DONNA

Once upon a time there was a little boy
Who lived in a big house
His life was only (full of)
joyful (ness) and happy (ness)
And yet (always), he carried this
 in the bottom of his heart
He grew up
And dreamt of becoming a man
Each evening he thought
Of when his mother rocked him (in her arms)
Donna x 4
You will regret the times
Donna x 4
When you were a child.

Then he grew up and (then he) went
And discovered life
Some disappointing loves, hunger and frights
And often at the bottom of his heart
He went back to his childhood
(and) dreamt of past times
Sadly he often had thoughts (memories)
(of) Donna x 4
You will regret the times
Donna x 4
When you were a child.

Hum…
Sometimes I think of a little boy
This little boy that I was.