| Chacun de nous dans sa vie
| Each of us in his life
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| A presque toujours un dur moment
| Almost always a hard time
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| Qui paraît ne jamais finir
| that never seems to end
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| Alors ce jour-là
| So that day
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| Oh, nous semble long, long, long, long
| Oh, we seem long, long, long, long
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| Oh, nous semble long, long, long, long
| Oh, we seem long, long, long, long
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| Le vieux Jim qui est mon ami
| Old Jim who is my friend
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| M’a dit avoir souffert de mille maux
| Told me he suffered from a thousand ailments
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| Lui qui ne buvait que du whisky
| He who only drank whiskey
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| Tout un jour a dû boire de l’eau
| A whole day had to drink water
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| Oh, c'était long, long, long, long
| Oh, it was long, long, long, long
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| Oh, c'était long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long
| Oh, it was long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long
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| Je connais certains gars
| I know some guys
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| Qui depuis plus de vingt ans n’oublient pas
| Who for more than twenty years do not forget
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| Le jour d’un fameux débarquement
| The day of a famous landing
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| Pour eux c'était ce jour-là le plus long
| For them that was the longest day
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| Oh, c'était long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long
| Oh, it was long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long
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| Oh, et c'était long, long, long, long
| Oh, and it was long, long, long, long
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| Ce soir c’est moi qui grâce à toi
| Tonight it's me who thanks to you
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| Connais de ce fameux jour les tourments
| Know of this famous day the torments
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| En robe blanche tu n’en finis pas
| In a white dress you never end
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| De dire au revoir à papa et à maman
| To say goodbye to mom and dad
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| Tout ça c’est long, long, long, long
| It's all long, long, long, long
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| Oh oui !
| Oh yes !
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| Oh, tout ça c’est long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long
| Oh, it's all long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long
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| Oh, tout ça c’est long, long, long, long
| Oh, it's all long, long, long, long
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| Oh, tout ça c’est long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long
| Oh, it's all long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long
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| Oh, tout ça c’est long, long, long, long | Oh, it's all long, long, long, long |