| La route était barrée
| The road was blocked
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| quand il m’a renversée
| when he knocked me down
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| un soir au nord de Nice
| one evening north of Nice
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| Éblouie par les phares
| Dazzled by the headlights
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| j’ai croisé son regard
| I caught his eye
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| et je me suis jetée
| and I threw myself
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| Ravale ta salive
| Swallow your saliva
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| ton orgueuil de fille !
| your girlish pride!
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| Je me suis relevée
| I got up
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| et je lui ai donné
| and I gave him
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| la main qu’il me restait
| the hand I had left
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| Mais j’avais oublié
| But I forgot
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| mon nom de jeune fille
| my maiden name
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| alors j’ai inventé:
| so I made up:
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| «My name is Baby Carni Bird
| “My name is Baby Carni Bird
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| I’m the only one in the world
| I'm the only one in the world
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| I’m yours
| I'm yours
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| for i can fly up in the air
| for i can fly up in the air
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| and you can shoot me when you like
| and you can shoot me when you like
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| I’m yours»
| I'm yours»
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| Le ciel est une cime
| The sky is a peak
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| d’où sombrent les étoiles
| where the stars are falling
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| et nous y sommes allés
| and we went there
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| À travers le pare-brise
| Through the windshield
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| j’ai vu fondre les neiges
| I saw the snow melt
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| des plus hauts sommets
| from the highest peaks
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| Mouillées ses babines
| Wet his lips
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| ses dents c'étaient des limes
| his teeth were files
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| ses yeux des pièges à loup
| his eyes wolf traps
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| Et ses contes de feu
| And his tales of fire
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| de fées de cheval fou
| crazy horse fairy
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| m’empêchaient de dormir
| kept me from sleeping
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| «My name is Baby Carni Bird
| “My name is Baby Carni Bird
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| I’m the only one in the world
| I'm the only one in the world
|
| I’m yours
| I'm yours
|
| for i can fly up in the air
| for i can fly up in the air
|
| and you can shoot me when you like
| and you can shoot me when you like
|
| I’m yours»
| I'm yours»
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| La route était barrée
| The road was blocked
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| quand on m’a retrouvée
| when they found me
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| en sang au nord de Nice
| in blood north of Nice
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| Le ciel est une cime
| The sky is a peak
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| d’où l’on ne revient jamais
| where you never come back
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| Mais le dites pas à la police
| But don't tell the police
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| le dites pas à la police… | don't tell the police... |