| T’es venu de loin, t’es venu de loin
| You came from afar, you came from afar
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| T’es venu de très, très loin
| You came from very, very far
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| Oh, si un jour tu reviens, viens, viens
| Oh, if you ever come back, come, come
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| Toi, Jésus le moribond
| You Jesus the dying
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| See’est sûrement dans notre maison
| See's surely in our house
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| Qu’on te soignera bien bien bien
| That you will be well well well looked after
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| Quand tu reviendras, mes deux garçons
| When you come back, my two boys
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| Seront là là là là là
| Will be there there there there there
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| Ils te poseront trente mille questions
| They'll ask you thirty thousand questions
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| Auxquelles tu répondras:
| Which you will answer:
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| T’es venu de loin?
| Have you come a long way?
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| — Très loin
| - Very far
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| Tu as mis longtemps?
| Did you take long?
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| — Longtemps
| - A long time
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| Pourquoi t’es pâle?
| Why are you pale?
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| — Je ne sais pas
| - I do not know
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| As-tu des enfants?
| Do you have children?
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| — Oui, beaucoup
| - Yes a lot
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| Est-ce que tu as faim?
| Are you hungry?
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| — Un peu
| - A little
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| Tu sais dessiner?
| Can you draw?
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| — Pas très
| - Not very
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| Fais-moi un dessin !
| Draw me a picture!
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| — Voilà !
| - There !
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| Dis, see’est beau chez toi?
| Say, how beautiful is your place?
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| — Très beau
| - Beautiful
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| T’es venu comment?
| How did you come?
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| — A pied
| - Walk
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| T’as une maman?
| Do you have a mom?
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| — Mais oui !
| - But yes !
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| Dis, quel est son nom?
| Say, what's his name?
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| — Marie
| - Married
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| Qu’est-ce que t’as aux mains
| What's on your hands
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| — Rien
| - Nothing
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| Mais quand tu reviendras, ce sera bien bien bien
| But when you come back, it'll be fine fine fine
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| Quand tu reviendras, ce sera bien, oui
| When you come back it'll be good, yeah
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| Quand tu reviendras, ce sera bien bien bien:
| When you return, it will be well well well:
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| Tu seras chez moi tout comme chez toi
| You'll be at my house just like yours
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| Quand tu reviendras de si loin loin loin
| When you come back from so far far away
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| Tu étonneras nos voisins, oui
| You will amaze our neighbors, yes
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| Mais tu n'étonneras pas mes garçons
| But you won't surprise my boys
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| Qui poseront leurs trente mille questions:
| Who will ask their thirty thousand questions:
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| T’es venu de loin?
| Have you come a long way?
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| — Très loin
| - Very far
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| Tu as mis longtemps?
| Did you take long?
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| — Longtemps
| - A long time
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| Pourquoi es-tu pâle?
| Why are you pale?
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| — Je ne sais pas
| - I do not know
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| T’as des enfants?
| You have children?
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| — Oui, beaucoup
| - Yes a lot
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| Est-ce que tu as faim?
| Are you hungry?
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| — Un peu
| - A little
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| Tu sais dessiner?
| Can you draw?
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| — Pas très bien
| - Not very well
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| Fais-moi un dessin
| Draw me a picture
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| — Tiens, voilà
| - There it is
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| Dis, see’est beau chez toi?
| Say, how beautiful is your place?
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| — Très beau
| - Beautiful
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| T’es venu comment?
| How did you come?
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| — A pied
| - Walk
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| T’as une maman?
| Do you have a mom?
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| — Mais oui
| - But yes
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| Dis, quel est son nom?
| Say, what's his name?
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| — Marie
| - Married
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| Qu’est-ce que t’as aux mains
| What's on your hands
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| — Rien
| - Nothing
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| Mais quand tu reviendras, ce sera bien bien bien
| But when you come back, it'll be fine fine fine
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| Quand tu reviendras, ce sera bien, oui
| When you come back it'll be good, yeah
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| Mais tu n’empêcheras pas mes garçons
| But you won't stop my boys
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| De te poser leurs trente mille questions:
| To ask you their thirty thousand questions:
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| T’es venu de loin?
| Have you come a long way?
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| — Je suis venu de loin
| "I've come a long way
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| Tu as mis longtemps?
| Did you take long?
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| — J'ai mis longtemps
| "I took a long time
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| Pourquoi es-tu pâle?
| Why are you pale?
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| — Pourquoi je suis pâle?
| "Why am I pale?"
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| As-tu des enfants?
| Do you have children?
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| — Si j’ai des enfants?
| "If I have children?"
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| Est-ce que tu as faim?
| Are you hungry?
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| — Oui, toujours
| - Yes always
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| Tu sais dessiner?
| Can you draw?
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| — Je sais dessiner
| — I can draw
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| Fais-moi un dessin !
| Draw me a picture!
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| — Je te fais un dessin
| - I make you a drawing
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| Dis, see’est beau chez toi?
| Say, how beautiful is your place?
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| — see'est beau chez moi
| — how beautiful it is in my house
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| T’es venu comment?
| How did you come?
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| — A pied
| - Walk
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| T’as une maman?
| Do you have a mom?
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| — Mais oui !
| - But yes !
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| Dis, quel est son nom?
| Say, what's his name?
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| — Marie
| - Married
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| Qu’est-ce que t’as aux mains
| What's on your hands
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| — Rien, rien | - Nothing nothing |