| Sur le car-ferry
| On the car ferry
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| De Portsmouth à Ouistreham
| From Portsmouth to Ouistreham
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| Les passagères ont du charme
| Passengers have charm
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| Le vent s’est levé sur le pont du St Michel
| The wind picked up on the bridge of St Michel
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| Quand elle est passée sur la passerelle
| When she passed over the catwalk
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| En mer, au large le vent est malhonnête
| At sea, offshore the wind is dishonest
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| Roulis, tangages
| Roll, pitch
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| Il fait perdre la tête
| It makes you lose your mind
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| Matelot navigue, il a roulé ses cordages
| Sailor is sailing, he rolled up his ropes
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| Puis il emportait les bagages
| Then he took the luggage
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| De la belle anglaise
| From the English beauty
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| Est là dans la cabine
| Is there in the cabin
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| Il a dit je dois redescendre aux machines
| He said I have to go back down to the machines
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| En mer, au large le vent est malhonnête
| At sea, offshore the wind is dishonest
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| Roulis, tangages
| Roll, pitch
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| Il fait perdre la tête
| It makes you lose your mind
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| Le bateau pencha
| The boat tilted
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| Elle tomba sur le matelas
| She fell on the mattress
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| Le matelot aima cela
| The sailor liked it
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| Chanel n°5, le gasoil et le cambouis
| Chanel No. 5, diesel and sludge
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| Ils en sont restés tout éblouis
| They were left dazzled
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| Adieu, adieu
| Farewell, farewell
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| Leur amour a duré
| Their love lasted
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| Adieu, adieu
| Farewell, farewell
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| Le temps d’une traversée
| Time for a crossing
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| La mer, le large
| The sea, the wide
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| Ont emporté le mousse
| Took away the moss
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| Roulis, tangages
| Roll, pitch
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| De Ouistreham à Portsmouth
| From Ouistreham to Portsmouth
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| Voyageurs qui prenez le bateau
| Travelers who take the boat
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| Ne dîtes jamais rien, même si on vous demande
| Never say anything, even if you are asked
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| De ses idylles anglo-normandes
| Of his Anglo-Norman idylls
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| Idylles anglo-normandes | Anglo-Norman idylls |