L’enfant Au Tambour – Lyrics Meaning in English – Nana Mouskouri

L’enfant Au Tambour means “the child with the drum”. The child beats the drum all along as he thinks his father is coming back grooving all along the drum. He waits for his father’s return from heaven. 

Singer – Nana Mouskouri

Tarampapampam rapapampam

Tarampapampam rapapampam

Sur la route parapapampam
Petit tambour s’en va parapapampam
Il sent son coeur qui bat parapapampam
Au rythme de ses pas parapapampam
Rapapampam rapapampam

On the road parapapampam
Little drum goes away parapapampam
He feels his heart beating parapapampam
To the rhythm of his footsteps parapapampam
Rapapampam rapapampam

Ô petit enfant parapapampam
Où vas-tu tarampapampam
Rapapampam
Hier mon père parapapampam
A suivi le tambour parapapampam
Le tambour des soldats parapapampam
Alors je vais au ciel parapapampam
Rapapampam rapapampam

O little child parapapampam
Where are you going tarampapampam
Rapapampam
Yesterday my father parapapampam
Followed the drum parapapampam
The drum of the soldiers parapapampam
So I go to heaven parapapampam
Rapapampam rapapampam

Là je veux donner pour son retour
Mon tambour tarampapampam
Rapapampam
Tous les anges parapapampam
Ont pris leur beau tambour parapapampam
Et ont dit à l’enfant parapapampam
Ton père est de retour parapapampam
Rapapampam rapapampam

There I want to give for his return
My drum tarampapampam
Rapapampam
All the parapapampam angels
Took their beautiful parapapampam drum
And said to the child parapapampam
Your father is back parapapampam
Rapapampam rapapampam

Et l’enfant s’éveille parapapampam
Sur son tambour

And the child wakes up parapapampam
On his drum