Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Yves Montand
Canonical path: /montand-yves/joli-mai
Related lyric paths: 6
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Joli mai
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Joli mai
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Joli mai, c'était tous les jours fête
Il était né coiffé de muguet
Sur son cœur il portait la rosette
La légion du bonheur joli mai
Sur son cœur il portait la rosette
La légion du bonheur joli mai.
On l'a gardé le temps de le croire
Il est parti pendant qu'on dormait
Emportant la clé de notre histoire
Joli mai ne reviendra jamais
Emportant la clé de notre histoire
Joli mai ne reviendra jamais.
Joli mai, notre amour était brève
L'été vient qui mûrit le regret
Le soleil met du plomb dans les rêves
Sur la lune, on affiche complet
Le soleil met du plomb dans les rêves
Sur la lune, on affiche complet.
Joli mai, tu as laissé tes songes
Dans Paris pour les enraciner
Ton foulard sur les yeux des mensonges,
Et ton rouge dans la gorge de l'année
Ton foulard sur les yeux des mensonges,
Et ton rouge dans la gorge de l'année
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Yves Montand performs "Joli mai", and this lyric page sits inside the Yves Montand catalog on LyroVerse.
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