Dude, if anyone can show me a YouTube clip of this song without butchered French, I'd be impressed.
**French**
L'amour est un oiseau rebelle, que nul ne peut apprivoiser,
**French**
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 plait.
L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour!
CHOEUR
L'amour est un oiseau rebelle, etc.
CARMEN
L'amour est enfant de bohème, il n'a jamais connu de loi:
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime; si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime.
Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime.
Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!
CHOEUR
Prends garde à toi! etc.
L'amour est enfant de bohème, etc.
CARMEN
L'oiseau que tu croyais surprendre, battit de l'aile et s'envola
l'amour est loin, tu peux l'attendre; tu ne l'attends 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 ! etc.
CHOEUR
Tout autour de toi, etc.
CARMEN
L'amour est enfant de bohème,
il n'a jamais connu de loi,
si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime;
si je t’aime, prends garde à toi!
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime, etc.
CHOEUR
Prends garde à toi! etc.
L'amour est enfant de bohème, etc.
**English** -- to rhythm, not transliterated
Love is a rebellious bird, that no one can quite prove to tame,
L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour!
CHOEUR
CARMEN
CHOEUR
CARMEN
CHOEUR
CARMEN
CHOEUR
**English** -- to rhythm, not transliterated
Love is a rebellious bird, that no one can quite prove to tame,
and one could call to it quite in vain, if not approaching felt the same,
Nothing does it in, threat or prayer, one man speaks well, the other seals his lips,
and it's the other who suits my tastes: he's said no words, but stirs my hips.
L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour!
CHOEUR
Love is a rebellious bird, etc.
CARMEN
Love is a wild gypsy child, and it has never never known the law.
If you don't love me, dear, I love you; if I love you, do stand on guard!
If you don't love me, dear, if you don't love me, I love you!
But if I love you, if I love you, do stand on guard!
If you don't love me, dear, if you don't love me, I love you!
But if I love you, if I love you, do stand on guard!
CHOEUR
Do stand on guard! etc.
Love is a wild gypsy child, etc.
CARMEN
The bird that you thought you had cought, it beats its wings and then it flutters off.
Love, it is far, you can choose to wait; give up your wait and it dives in above!
Flying all around you, quick and quicker, it comes and goes, then flies in, fro and to,
Think you've caught it? It then escapes. Think you've escaped it? It's caught you!
L'amour ! etc.
CHOEUR
All around you, quick and quicker, etc.
CARMEN
Love is a wild gypsy child, and it has never never known the law.
If you don't love me, dear, I love you; if I love you, do stand on guard!
If you don't love me, dear, if you don't love me, I love you!
But if I love you, if I love you, do stand on guard!
If you don't love me, dear, if you don't love me, I love you!
But if I love you, if I love you, do stand on guard!
CHOEUR
Do stand on guard! etc.
Love is a wild gypsy child, etc.
