A2 · Episode 9 · 3:42

Monday Morning

A classic French song with playful, repetitive lyrics telling the whimsical story of an emperor, his wife, and the Little Prince repeatedly visiting the narrator to shake hands—only to find them absent each time.

Source：LE REGARD SONORE · License：CC BY 3.0

Transcript

0:46
La femme, sa femme et le petit prince
The woman, his wife, and the Little Prince
0:50
sont venus chez moi pour me serrer la pince.
came to my place to shake my hand.
0:53
Comme j'étais parti.
But I was out at the time.
0:56
Le petit prince a dit: Puisque
The Little Prince said, “Since
0:59
c'est ainsi, nous reviendrons.
it’s like this, we’ll come back.”
1:12
L'empereur, sa femme et le petit prince sont venus chez moi.
The emperor, his wife, and the Little Prince came to my place.
1:18
me serrer la pince comme j'étais partie, le petit prince a dit.
to shake my hand—but I was out, said the Little Prince.
1:25
Ils reviendront mercredi.
They’ll come back on Wednesday.
1:42
Chez moi pour me serrer la pince.
to my place to shake my hand.
1:45
Comme j'étais parti, le petit prince.
Since I was out, the Little Prince…
1:50
Est ce que cette fois ci
This time,
1:53
nous reviendrons jeudi?
will we come back on Thursday?
2:03
Jeudi matin, l'empereur,
On Thursday morning, the emperor,
2:06
sa femme et le petit prince sont venus chez moi
his wife, and the Little Prince came to my place,
2:10
pour me serrer la pince.
to shake my hand.
2:12
Comme j'étais parti, le petit prince a dit: "
Since I was out, the Little Prince said, “
2:16
Puisque c'est ainsi, nous reviendrons."
Since it’s like this, we’ll come back.”
2:21
Vendredi matin, la presse, sa femme et le petit prince sont
On Friday morning, the journalist, his wife,
2:26
venus chez moi.
and the Little Prince came to my place.
2:28
Pour me serrer la pince, comme j'étais parti, le petit prince a dit.
to shake my hand—but I was out, said the Little Prince.
2:35
Nous reviendrons samedi.
We’ll come back on Saturday.
2:39
Samedi matin, l'empereur, sa femme et le petit prince.
On Saturday morning, the emperor, his wife, and the Little Prince…
2:44
sont venus chez moi pour me serrer la pince comme j'étais parti
came to my place to shake my hand; but I was out,
2:50
le petit prince a dit Puisque c'est comme ça, nous ne reviendrons pas.
the Little Prince said, “Since it’s like this, we won’t come back.”
3:03
chez moi pour me serrer la pince
to my place to shake my hand,
3:06
comme j'étais parti le petit prince a dit
since I was out, said the Little Prince.