I had a theory v’là was a contraction of “voilà” but couldn’t see how it would fit in with the other words. In the song the words, ending in a question mark, are spoken by the squeaking door to the singer’s old home, so I guessed (after researching “Alors” and finding it meant “so” at the beginning of a sentence) the line meant something like: “So, have you returned for good?”

Have you heard “Berceuse” by Charles Trenet?
I was in tears when I first heard it without even understanding the words! When I translated it, the tears flowed even more. It is so full of pathos. If he wrote no other song, this would have been enough. What a sentimental fool I am!

Thanks again,French boy and Pia, so much.
John.

Note that “La pipelette” is singular so I would translate this way:

The shopgirl makes her doll’s tea party at the cafe
The chatterbox
Reads her newspapers

Alors te v’là de retour is a “contraction” of
Alors te voilà de retour which translates to
“So you are back” or “Here you are back again”

La midinette fait sa dinette au bistro
La pipelette
Lit ses journaux.

Something like:
The shopgirl makes her doll’s tea party at the bar (maybe cafe)
The chatterboxes
Read their newspapers.

Maybe that’s all wrong!

And there is something wrong with the following line:

Alors te v’la de retour (there is an accent on the a of la)

Can’t find out what they mean at all. Maybe the French boy will know.
Best wishes,
John.

You make me laugh