A La Claire Fontaine - The Painted Veil (English lyrics)

The song was played at the very end of the 2006 film The Painted Veil, an adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel with Ed Norton and Naomi Watts.

At the Clear Fountain
Children's Song
(English)

At the clear fountain,
While I was strolling by,
I found the water so nice
That I went in to bathe.

Chorus
So long I've been loving you,
I will never forget you.

Under an oak tree,
I dried myself.
On the highest branch,
A nightingale was singing.

Chorus

Sing, nightingale, sing,
Your heart is so happy.
Your heart feels like laughing,
Mine feels like weeping.

Chorus

I lost my beloved,
Without deserving it,
For a bunch of roses,
That I denied her.

Chorus

I wanted the rose
To be still on the bush,
And my sweet beloved
To be still loving me.
(other version:
And even the rosebush
To be thrown in the sea.)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Traditional French song
• lullaby
• folk
• film
• 1925

[missiworld]

I listened to this song because obviously I hate myself; this film makes me cry like none other.

My humour is too dark. This song is too beautiful.  End.

[TooJubeJM1]

It is a lovely film with beautiful music

[Jasper24able]

this part makes me cry like no other scene in the movie. you could truly see that she misses him with all her soul.

[desafire]

Magnifique, really, really, magnifique.

[WittleKittyCat]

We're doing this song for Kodaly choir!

[Misspinkpaws]

What a beautiful song, I loved the lyrics.I guess its a lovely movie too.Thank you.