|: Ah! si mon moine voulait danser! :| |: Un capuchon je lui donnerais. :| Refrain: Danse, mon moin', danse! Tu n'entends pas la danse, Tu n'entends pas mon moulin, lon la Tu n'entends pas mon moulin marcher. |: Ah! si mon moine voulait danser! :| |: Un ceinturon je lui donnerais. :| |: Ah! si mon moine voulait danser! :| |: Un chapelet je lui donnerais. :| |: Ah! si mon moine voulait danser! :| |: Un froc de bur' je lui donnerais. :| |: Ah! si mon moine voulait danser! :| |: Un beau psautier je lui donnerais. :| |: S'il n'avait fait voeu de pauvreté, :| |: Bien d'autres chos' je lui donnerais. :| Tr. J. Mark Sugars 1998 |: Oh, if my monk would dance with me! :| |: A big brown hood I would give to thee. :| Refrain: Come, my monk, let's dance now, Together let us skip now, As lightly on the measures go, Our feet move merrily to and fro. |: Oh, if my monk would dance with me! :| |: A fine wide sash I would give to thee. :| |: Oh, if my monk would dance with me! :| |: A rosary I would give to thee. :| |: Oh, if my monk would dance with me! :| |: A homespun robe I would give to thee. :| |: Oh, if my monk would dance with me! :| |: A psalter rich I would give to thee. :| |: If it weren't for your vow of poverty, :| |: There's nicer things you would get from me. :|

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