| Le froid envahit sa pauvre ўme,
| The cold invades his poor soul,
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| Quand sa tombe se referme sur lui,
| When his grave closes in on him,
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| La sculpture aux regards infўmes,
| The sculpture with infamous looks,
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| Ferme les yeux, saluant minuit.
| Close your eyes, greeting midnight.
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| Aujourd’hui est mort le paradis,
| Today is dead paradise,
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| Dans ce cimetire triste et si brumeux,
| In this sad and misty graveyard,
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| Sous le pўle visage de Marie,
| Beneath Mary's pale face,
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| En (c)coutant ce chant mis (c)ricordieux.
| By (c)listening to this put (c)ricorious song.
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| Coldness overcomes his poor soul
| Coldness overcomes his poor soul
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| When his tomb shuts on him
| When his tomb shuts on him
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| The sculpture with vile glance
| The sculpture with vile glance
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| Close its eyes, greeting midnight
| Close his eyes, greeting midnight
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| Today Paradise died
| Today Paradise died
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| In that sad and misty graveyard
| In that sad and misty graveyard
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| Under the pale face of Marie
| Under the pale face of Marie
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| Listening to that merciful hymn. | Listening to that merciful hymn. |