| Jadis, avec Pierre et Gladys
| Formerly, with Pierre and Gladys
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| On les voyait passer en robe blanche
| They were seen passing in white robes
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| Au ruisseau qui traînait nos rêves
| To the stream that dragged our dreams
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| Vers un écrin de joie
| Towards a haven of joy
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| Nous suivions la trace des fées
| We were following in the footsteps of the fairies
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| C'était au mois de mai
| It was in May
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| Vole, blonde tête folle
| Fly, crazy head blonde
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| On les voyait quitter leur robe blanche
| They were seen taking off their white robes
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| Un torrent de cheveux dorés
| A torrent of golden hair
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| Léchait nos yeux de soie
| Licked our silken eyes
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| Nous étions sur la trace des fées
| We were on the trail of the fairies
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| C'était au mois de mai
| It was in May
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| J'étais le prince sur son carrosse
| I was the prince on his carriage
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| Ma muse pleurait aux étoiles
| My muse wept to the stars
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| Puis je redevins le chien
| Then I became the dog again
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| Jadis, cachées sous les fleurs de lys
| Once upon a time, hidden under the fleur-de-lis
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| On les voyait flâner en robe blanche
| We saw them strolling in white dresses
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| Au pays où la bise enlace les gens aux mille pleurs
| In the land where the wind embraces people with a thousand tears
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| Nous suivions la trace des fées
| We were following in the footsteps of the fairies
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| C'était au mois de mai
| It was in May
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| Vole, vole, blonde nympholle
| Fly, fly, blonde nymph
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| On les entendait rire en robe blanche
| You could hear them laughing in white dresses
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| Et le gazon du parc s’imbibait à nos pieds d’enfant
| And the lawn of the park soaked at our childish feet
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| Nous étions sur la trace des fées
| We were on the trail of the fairies
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| C'était au mois de mai
| It was in May
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| J'étais le prince sur son carrosse
| I was the prince on his carriage
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| Ma muse pleurait aux étoiles
| My muse wept to the stars
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| Puis je redevins le chien | Then I became the dog again |