Index of Translations of French song texts

There are translations of texts to close to fifteen hundred songs on this site. They were part of a student research project. They are offered here as a guide to help those interested in classical French Song to approach a broader repertoire. They are not meant to be literary creations but literal translations, sticking to the spirit of the original as closely as possible. Many well known songs are part of a cycle or collection of songs. To keep the navigation of the site as simple as possible they are usually listed as part of that cycle and not separately.

Songs marked with ♪ are available for download as sheet music or as digital backing tracks. To download, select French song downloads from the menu.

The translations on this site were part of a student research project. They are offered here as a guide to help those interested in classical French Song to approach a broader repertoire. Any student, singer or listener is welcome to use them. They are not meant to be literary creations but literal translations, sticking to the spirit of the original as closely as possible. It is a vast database, but not exhaustive. I have done my best to ensure accuracy and error-free typing and authority by comparing the song texts with reliable editions, but I cannot proof-read the whole lot - so if anybody comes across errors, do please do let me know. I would be grateful if anybody wishing to use them in concert programmes would let me know. If you have found the translations useful please tell others about the site and if you plan to use any of them for commercial purposes such as in professional concert programmes please consider making a small contribution towards the site's upkeep and developement, this can be done using this PayPal Donate button.