Paris is at her best in May
I get a happy shiver
Strolling beside the river The winter's woe is melt away
Hearing excited children play
Paris is amorous in May
When girls are window shopping And you see traffic stopping
From where you sit in some café
I love to walk for hours High on the scent of flowers
Why is it that old Eiffel Tower So overpowers me?
J'aime Paris au mois de Mai
Avec ses bouquinistes et ses aquarellistes
Que le printemps a ramené
Comme chaque année le long des quais
J'aime Paris au mois de Mai
La Seine qui l'arrose Mille petites choses
Que je ne pourrais expliquer
J'aime quand la nuit s'éveille
Et tend la paix sur terre Et que la ville soudain s'éclaire
De millions de lumières Il me plaît,
me plaît à me promener
En souriant aux filles Dans les rues qui fourmillent
J'aime,
j'aime Paris au mois de Mai
Paris is at her best in May
When spring and youth possess her And gentle winds caress her
And happy lovers slowly stray By little bookshops on the quai
Paris is loveliest in May Oh,
having her portrait painted Smiling to get
acquainted A million blossoms on display
I
love to walk her wide streets Then to explore her side streets
Crazy,
unidentified streets That please the eye streets
I fall in love with her each May
Sing the same by
moonlight Under moonlight silver grey