| «Que de fois je pensais que je rentrais chez nous,
| "How often did I think I was coming home,
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| et si je ne l’ai pas encore fait, ce n’est pas par ce que l’amour est fini,
| and if I haven't done it yet, it's not because love is over,
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| moi, moi je t’aime encore tu sais, non, je ne l’ai pas fait seulement,
| me, me I still love you you know, no, I didn't just do it,
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| par ce que j’avais peur de te trouver chang?
| because I was afraid to find you changed?
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| , mais ce soir, si je devais rentrer, "
| , but tonight, if I were to go home, "
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| Tout au plus, tu m’accueilleras
| At most you will welcome me
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| Avec l’indiff?rence que tu n’as jamais eue
| With the indifference you never had
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| Et puis tu parleras de chose sans importance
| And then you'll talk about unimportant things
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| Tout comme un? | Just like a? |
| tranger qui ne m’a pas connue
| stranger who did not know me
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| Et tout au plus, tu me diras, que pour te remplacer
| And at most you will tell me, that to replace you
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| Tant d’autres m’ont aim? | So many others have loved me? |
| s et pourtant tu sais bien
| s and yet you know well
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| Qu’une femme comme moi n’a jamais fait l’amour
| That a woman like me has never made love
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| L’amour sans amour
| love without love
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| Tout au plus tu me blesseras
| At most you will hurt me
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| Puis tu me chasseras comme si je n'?tais rien
| Then you'll chase me like I'm nothing
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| Qu’une ombre du pass? | Just a shadow of the past? |
| qui ne t’as rien laiss?
| who left you nothing?
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| Que je n'?tais qu’un genre, qui t’amusais un peu
| That I was just some kind, amused you a little
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| Alors je m’en irai, et tu me retiendras
| So I'll go, and you'll hold me back
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| Pour te faire pardonner, tu m’ouvriras les bras
| To be forgiven, you will open your arms to me
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| Tu me diras je t’aime, je n’ai aim?
| Will you tell me I love you, I didn't love?
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| que toi Si c'?tait vrai mon Dieu, mon Dieu si c'?tait vrai
| than you If it were true my God, my God if it were true
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| Tout au plus, elle sera l?
| At most, she will be there.
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| La femme qui a pris ma place dans ta vie
| The woman who took my place in your life
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| Et alors, Alors
| And so, So
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| Et alors je m’en irai, et tu me retiendras
| And then I'll go, and you'll hold me back
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| Pour te faire pardonner, tu m’ouvriras les bras
| To be forgiven, you will open your arms to me
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| Tu me diras je t’aime, je n’ai aim? | Will you tell me I love you, I didn't love? |
| que toi
| than you
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| Si c'?tait vrai mon Dieu, mon Dieu si c'?tait vrai
| If it was true my God, my God if it was true
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| Tout au plus, elle sera l?
| At most, she will be there.
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| La femme qui? | The woman who? |
| pris ma place dans ta vie
| took my place in your life
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| Et alors, Alors,
| And then, So,
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| , Assez. | , Enough. |