| Le quart de siècle est maintenant passé,
| The quarter century is now past,
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| Va falloir penser à faire le point.
| Gonna have to think about taking stock.
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| T’as bien fini par te poser
| You ended up asking yourself
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| Là où l’on t’attendait le moins.
| Where you were least expected.
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| Tes muses ont fini par s’tailler,
| Your muses have ended up carving themselves out,
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| Désintéressées d’un corps vide.
| Disinterested in an empty body.
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| Et derrière elles, elles n’ont laissé
| And behind them they left
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| Qu’un coeur éteint, un teint livide.
| Than a dull heart, a livid complexion.
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| Tu t’amuses quand?
| When are you having fun?
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| Souvent je me demande, t’en profites quand?
| Often I wonder, when are you enjoying it?
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| Tu sais, y’a des gens qui t’attendent, le clan
| You know, there are people waiting for you, the clan
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| De ceux qui n'éteignent jamais le volcan,
| Of those who never extinguish the volcano,
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| Rallume le feu s’il te plaît.
| Please light the fire again.
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| Y’a plus moyen d’avoir accès
| There's no way to get access
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| Au dialogue sans soulever les maux.
| To dialogue without raising the evils.
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| Tu me dis: le navire est à quai
| You tell me: the ship is docked
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| Et même à moi, tu tournes le dos.
| And even to me you turn your back.
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| Quand est-ce que tu vas devenir quelqu’un?
| When are you going to be someone?
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| Tu sais, ça va bientôt faire un an !
| You know, it's almost been a year!
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| Arrêteras-tu d’avoir du chien
| Will you stop having dog
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| Pour faire plaisir à celle d’avant?
| To please the one before?
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| Tu t’amuses quand?
| When are you having fun?
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| Souvent je me demande, t’en profites quand?
| Often I wonder, when are you enjoying it?
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| Tu sais, y’a des gens qui t’attendent, le clan
| You know, there are people waiting for you, the clan
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| De ceux qui n'éteignent jamais le volcan.
| Of those who never extinguish the volcano.
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| Rallume le feu s’il te plaît.
| Please light the fire again.
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| Peut-être, c’est elle qui t’a fait descendre?
| Maybe she's the one who took you down?
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| Peut-être c’est moi qui n’ai pas su comprendre?
| Maybe it was me who didn't understand?
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| Quand on disait «déjà «, tu disais «enfin «,
| When we said "already", you said "finally",
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| Quand on était là, tu ne disais rien.
| When we were there, you didn't say anything.
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| Peut-être que de t’isoler, c’est mieux?
| Maybe isolating yourself is better?
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| Peut-être que tu veux devenir vieux?
| Maybe you want to get old?
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| Dieu sait qu’on aura essayé pourtant,
| God knows that we will have tried nevertheless,
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| Dieu sait qu’on t’aimait quand t'étais vivant.
| God knows we loved you when you were alive.
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| Tu t’amuses quand?
| When are you having fun?
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| Souvent je me demande, t’en profites quand?
| Often I wonder, when are you enjoying it?
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| Tu sais, y’a des gens qui t’attendent, le clan
| You know, there are people waiting for you, the clan
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| De ceux qui n'éteignent jamais le volcan.
| Of those who never extinguish the volcano.
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| Rallume le feu s’il te plaît.
| Please light the fire again.
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| Tu t’amuses quand?
| When are you having fun?
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| Souvent je me demande, t’en profites quand?
| Often I wonder, when are you enjoying it?
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| Tu sais, y’a des gens qui t’attendent, le clan
| You know, there are people waiting for you, the clan
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| De ceux qui n'éteignent jamais le volcan.
| Of those who never extinguish the volcano.
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| Rallume le feu s’il te plaît.
| Please light the fire again.
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| Va sécher tes yeux, ce s’ra fait… | Go dry your eyes, it will be done... |