neige, Allons cueillir les lotus bleus. L.: Oui, près des cygnes aux ailes de neige, Allons cueillir les lotus bleus. L: Dôme épais le jasmin M: Sous le dôme épais où le blanc jasmin L.: À la rose s'assemble, M.: À la rose s'assemble, L.: Rive en fleurs, frais matin, M.: Sur la rive en fleurs, riant au matin, L.: Nous appellent ensemble. M.: Viens, descendons ensemble. L.: Ah! glissons en suivant M.: Doucement glissons; De son flot charmant L.: Le courant fuyant; M.: Suivons le courant fuyant; L.: Dans l'onde frémissante, M.: Dans l’onde frémissante, L.: D'une main nonchalante, M.: D’une main nonchalante, L.: Gagnons le bord, M.: Viens, gagnons le bord L.: Où l'oiseau chante, M.: Où la source dort. L.: l'oiseau, l'oiseau chante. M.: Et l’oiseau, l’oiseau chante. L.: Dôme épais, blanc jasmin, M.: Sous le dôme épais, Sous le blanc jasmin, L.: Nous appellent ensemble! M.: Ah! descendons ensemble! Literal English Come, Mallika, the flowering lianas already cast their shadow on the sacred stream which flows, calm and dark, awakened by the song of rowdy birds. Oh! Mistress, this is the hour when I see you smile, the blessed hour when I can read in the always closed heart of Lakmé! Thick dome of jasmine Under the dense canopy where the white jasmine, Blends with the rose, That blends with the rose, Bank in bloom, fresh morning, On the flowering bank, laughing in the morning, Call us together. Come, let us drift down together. Ah! Let's glide along Let us gently glide along; For its enchanting flow The fleeing current; Let us follow the fleeing current; On the rippling surface, On the rippling surface, With a nonchalant hand, With a nonchalant hand, Let's go to the shore, Come, let's go to the shore Where the bird sings, Where the spring sleeps. the bird, the bird sings. And the bird, the bird sings. Thick dome, white jasmine, Under the dense canopy, Under the white jasmine, Call us together! Ah! Let's drift down together! But, an eerie feeling of distress overcomes me. When my father goes into their accursed city I tremble, I tremble with fright! In order for him to be protected by Ganesh To the pond where joyfully play The snow-winged swans Let us pick blue lotuses. Yes, near the swans with wings of snow, And pick blue lotuses. Thick dome of jasmine Under the dense