| My little tender heart, O gai, vive le roi! My little tender heart, O gai, vive le roi! ‘Tis for a grand baron, Vive le roi, la reine! ‘Tis for a grand baron, Vive Napoleon! |
| My mother promised it, O gai, vive le roi! My mother promised it, O gai, vive le roi! To a gentleman of the king, Vive le roi, la reine! To a gentleman of the king, Vive Napoleon! |
| Oh, say, where goes your love? O gai, vive le roi! Oh, say, where goes your love? O gai, vive le roi! He rides on a white horse, Vive le roi, la reine! He wears a silver sword, Vive Napoleon! |
| Oh, grand to the war he goes, O gai, vive le roi! Oh, grand to the war he goes, O gai, vive le roi! Gold and silver he will bring, Vive le roi, la reine! And eke the daughter of a king— Vive Napoleon! |