Des Ronds Dans L'Eau, chanson de Pierre Barouh cover JP

[Jean Pierre]

In the video it's my garden And a small pond with frogs and water lilies, and goldfish


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lGzXbGjMws




in French "faire des ronds dans l'eau" is a colloquial expression which means "to spend one's time doing nothing", I don't know if there is an equivalent expression in English?

  I decidedly like "les ronds dans l'eau" I did three covers on this theme, this one is the third "des Ronds dans l'eau" by Pierre Barouh,

If you want to listen to the two other songs of "rond dans l'eau"

it's

"Faire des ronds dans l'eau" by Henry Salvador  https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=28398.msg339915#msg339915

and "les Moulins de mon coeur" by Michel Legrand https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=29182.msg346951#msg346951

[Jean Pierre]

ah also
the lyrics in french, I put the translation tomorrow

Tu commenças ta vie tout au bord d'un ruisseau
tu vécus de ces bruits qui courent dans les roseaux
qui montent des chemins  que filtrent les taillis
les ailes du moulin les cloches de midi *

Soulignant d'un sourire la chanson d'un oiseau
tu prenais des plaisirs à faire des ronds dans l'eau

 Aujourd'hui tu ballottes dans des eaux moins tranquilles
tu t'acharnes et tu flottes mais l'amour, où est-il ?
l'ambition a des lois l'ambition est un culte
tu voudrais que ta voix domine le tumulte

Mais tu veux rester pur en pensant au ruisseau
ta pensée fait le mur pour faires ronds dans l'eau

Alors tu cabriole tu admires et condamnes
tu mets des auréoles ou bien des bonnets d'ane
tu aimes tes amis tu les aimes beaucoup
tu ris des ennemis qui te font des yeux doux

Tu voudrais que l'on t'aime un peu comme un hero
mais que saurait quand même faire des ronds dans l'eau

Pourtant tu es sincère en aimant ton ruisseau
Alors a quoi ça sert de jouer les héros
quand tu retrouveras le parfum des roseaux
Lorsque tu reviendras traîner au bord de l'eau

S'il y a tous ces témoins que tu veux dans ton dos
dis-toi qu'ils pourraient bien devant tes ronds dans l'eau
 te prendre pour l'idiot l'idiot de ton village
qui lui est resté là pour faire des ronds dans l'eau

Pour faire des ronds dans l'eau

[Ted]

Lovely recording.

I was unfamiliar with the French expression. This reminds me of an expression in Kamtok (a.k.a. Cameroonian Pidgin English): tonton

Literally it means "turn turn" – or to turn again and again in circles. The idiom means, to hang out, or spend time somewhere doing nothing in particular. I don't think it means exactly the same thing as faire des ronds dans l'eau, but in context it could. If you said you were going to tonton in the garden, it would imply that you were going to relax and putter.

P.S. Here's a song I did in Kamtok

[Jean Pierre]

Merci Ted ..very interesting..in French Tonton is a colloquial way of saying Uncle ...so my nieces and nephews could say "Tonton JP" went to Tonton in the garden

[StephenM]

"in French "faire des ronds dans l'eau" is a colloquial expression which means "to spend one's time doing nothing", I don't know if there is an equivalent expression in English?"

I am not thinking of any phrase right now JP.  However, the idea is easily understood by what you said.  In the Navy they call this idea "skylarking" which would mean to wander with your eyes in the clouds, the sky.  Likely with hands in pockets. 

I like this phrase as I often just day dream.  It's a wonderful escape.

The song is lovely.  I enjoyed seeing your video as well, especially when you threw the rock in the water, producing circles in the water.

and amazing vocals as usual... so hunger in the voice... so much passion it's amazing.

[Rene Asologuitar]

In the video it's my garden And a small pond with frogs and water lilies, and goldfish
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Very relaxing song, and very warm vocals.
The guitar is so lovely, and the guitar solo all over the song is very nice embellishment.
The video is so enjoyable, and hanging out in your pond brings the relaxation level 10 fold better!!!
I love this production.
Thank you.
Warm regards,
Rene