THE MOTHER HEN
Ah! Quel souci! Tous ces poussins ...
Oh! What a worrit!
All these chicks
to cherish and protect -
can't shut an eye
even for a moment!
That one strays too far,
those two big ones quarrel
and this tiny one isn't strong.
I should like to keep them always under my wings,
but they must learn how to live.
That dreadful cat!
Never trust a cat!
And all these feet
tramping around my brood.
Beware! Hen pecks!
I'm going to lose my temper!
Lord,
my heart is so choked
with loving care,
how can I say
amen?
All these chicks
to cherish and protect -
can't shut an eye
even for a moment!
That one strays too far,
those two big ones quarrel
and this tiny one isn't strong.
I should like to keep them always under my wings,
but they must learn how to live.
That dreadful cat!
Never trust a cat!
And all these feet
tramping around my brood.
Beware! Hen pecks!
I'm going to lose my temper!
Lord,
my heart is so choked
with loving care,
how can I say
amen?