Habanera lyrics

Song information

Artist: Charlotte Church
Album: Enchantment

Lyrics

L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
Que nul ne peut apprivoiser
Et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle
S'il lui convient de refuser
Rien n'y fait, menace ou prière
L'un parle bien, l'autre se tait;
Et c'est l'autre que je préfère
Il n'a rien dit; mais il me plaît

L'amour! l'amour! l'amour! l'amour!

L'amour est enfant de bohême
Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi
Si tu ne m'aime pas, je t'aime
Si je t'aime, prend garde à toi!
Si tu ne m'aime pas
Si tu ne m'aime pas, je t'aime!
Mais, si je t'aime
Si je t'aime, prend garde à toi!

L'oiseau que tu croyais surprendre
Battit de l'aile et s'envola;
L'amour est loin, tu peux l'attendre;
Tu ne l'attend plus, il est là!
Tout autour de toi vite, vite
Il vient, s'en va, puis il revient!
Tu crois le tenir, il t'évite;
Tu crois l'éviter, il te tient!

L'amour, l'amour, l'amour, l'amour!

L'amour est enfant de bohême
Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi
Si tu ne m'aime pas, je t'aime
Si je t'aime, prend garde à toi!
Si tu ne m'aime pas
Si tu ne m'aime pas, je t'aime!
Mais, si je t'aime
Si je t'aime, prend garde à toi!

Translation:
When will I love you?
Good lord, I don't know
Maybe never, maybe tomorrow
But not today, that's certain

Love is a rebellious bird
That nothing can tame
And it is simply in vain to call it
If it is convient for it to refuse
Nothing will work, threat or pleading
One speaks, the other stays quiet;
And it's the other that I prefer
He said nothing; but he pleases me
Love! love! love! love!

Love is the child of the bohemian
It has never, never known any law
If you don't love me, I love you
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!
If you don't love me
If you don't love me, I love you!
But, if I love you
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!
If you don't love me
If you don't love me, I love you!
But, if I love you
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!

The bird you thought to surprise
Bat its wing and flew away;
Love is far away, you can wait for it;
If you wait for it no more, it is there!
All around you, quickly, quickly
It comes, goes, then it comes back!
You think to hold it, it avoids you;
You think to avoid it, it holds you!
Love, love, love, love!

Love is the child of the bohemian
It has never, never known any law
If you don't love me, I love you
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!
If you don't love me
If you don't love me, I love you!
But, if I love you
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!
If you don't love me
If you don't love me, I love you!
But, if I love you
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

"Enchantment" album track list