Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Esther Ofarim
Canonical path: /esther-ofarim/rataplan
Related lyric paths: 6
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Rataplan
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Rataplan
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Le roi a fait battre tambour
Pour voir toutes ses dames
Et la première qu'il a vue
Lui a ravi son âme lui a ravi son âme
Rataplan rataplan rataplan plan plan plan
Marquis, dis-moi, la connais-tu
Qui est cette jolie dame
Le marquis lui a répondu
Sire roi, c'est ma femme
Rataplan...
Marquis, tu es plus heureux que moi
D'avoir femme si belle
Si tu voulais me l'accorder
Je me chargerais d'elle
Rataplan...
Sire si vous n'étiez pas roi
J'en tirerais vengeance
Mais pusique vous êtes le roi
A votre obéissance
Rataplan...
Marquis, ne te fâche donc pas
T'auras te r'compense
Je te ferai dans mes armées
Beau maréchal de france
Rataplan...
Adieu ma mie, adieu mon cå"ur
Adieu mon espérance
Puisqu'il te faut servir le roi
Séparons-nous d'ensemble
Rataplan...
La reine a fait faire un bouquet
De belles fleurs de lyse
Et la senteur de ce bouquet
A fait mourir marquise
Rataplan... 3x
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Esther Ofarim performs "Rataplan", and this lyric page sits inside the Esther Ofarim catalog on LyroVerse.
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