| Elle habite une petite cabanne
| She lives in a little cabin
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| Bien cach? | Well hidden? |
| E sous les grands palmiers
| E under the tall palm trees
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| Ses deux filles cueillent des bananes
| His two daughters are picking bananas
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| Pendant qu’elle cuit le d? | While she cooks the d? |
| Ner
| Ner
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| Elle est si bonne cuisini? | She's so good at cooking? |
| Re Que les gars viennent de tr? | Re What guys come from tr? |
| S loin
| S away
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| Et regardent dans sa soupi? | And look into his sigh? |
| Re En chantant ce refrain:
| Re Singing this chorus:
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| Eh! | Hey! |
| Mama! | Mom! |
| Comme? | Like? |
| A sent bon chez toi
| Smells good home
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| Eh! | Hey! |
| Mama! | Mom! |
| Qu’est-ce que tu fais cuire par l??
| What are you cooking over there?
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| Qui t’a vendu ton tour de taille
| Who sold you your waistline
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| Il ne t’a pas vol?
| He didn't steal from you?
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| Vive la bonne boustifaille
| Long live the good grub
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| Que Mama m’a donn? | What Mama gave me? |
| E Elle a des amis innombrables
| E She has countless friends
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| Et les gars veulent des plats exquis
| And the guys want exquisite dishes
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| Ils roulent tr? | They roll tr? |
| S souvent sous la table
| S often under the table
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| Et se retrouvent dans son lit
| And end up in his bed
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| Mais honni soit qui mal y pense
| But shame on anyone who thinks wrong
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| Car Mama fait? | Because Mama does? |
| A uniquement
| Has only
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| Pour pouvoir leur garnir la panse
| To be able to stuff their bellies
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| De chocolat fumant
| Of steaming chocolate
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| Eh! | Hey! |
| Mama! | Mom! |
| Comme? | Like? |
| A sent bon chez toi
| Smells good home
|
| Eh! | Hey! |
| Mama! | Mom! |
| Qu’est-ce que tu fais chauffer l??
| What are you heating up there?
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| Ton corsage a un tel volume
| Your bodice has such volume
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| Qu’on en est? | What about? |
| Tonn?
| Ton?
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| Mais on dort comme dans la plume
| But we sleep like in the feather
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| Le nez dans tes n? | Nose in your nos? |
| N? | NOT? |
| S!
| S!
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| Quelques fois, nous sommes trois ou quatre
| Sometimes we are three or four
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| A venir d? | Coming from |
| Ner chez Mama
| Ner at Mama's
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| Et il faut la voir se d? | And you have to see her |
| Battre
| To beat
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| Pour contenter ce monde-l?
| To please this world?
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| Ses deux filles arrivent? | His two daughters are coming? |
| L’aide
| Ugly
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| Et s’asseyent sur vos genoux
| And sit on your lap
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| ? | ? |
| A fait un petit interm? | Did a little intermission? |
| De Et chacun rit beaucoup
| From And Everyone Laughs A Lot
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| Eh! | Hey! |
| Mama! | Mom! |
| Comme? | Like? |
| A sent bon chez toi
| Smells good home
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| Eh! | Hey! |
| Mama! | Mom! |
| Laisse donc un moment tes plats
| So leave your dishes for a while
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| Mes genoux sont les plus solides
| My knees are the strongest
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| Viens donc sans te g? | Come without you g? |
| Ner
| Ner
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| Et vidons ce cruchon limpide
| And let's empty this clear pitcher
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| Viens, Mama, viens m’aimer!
| Come, Mama, come love me!
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| Viens, Mama, viens m’aimer! | Come, Mama, come love me! |