| J’ai quelque chose à vous dire
| I have something to tell you
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| Mais qui n’a plus d’importance
| But that doesn't matter anymore
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| À toujours se retenir
| To always hold back
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| On laisse la place au silence
| We leave room for silence
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| J’ai dû manquer de courage
| I must have lacked courage
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| Ou laisser passer ma chance
| Or miss my chance
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| On peut rendre tous les hommages
| We can pay all the respects
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| Ça ne comble pas l’absence
| It doesn't fill the void
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| C'était avant, plus maintenant
| It was before, not anymore
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| Les mots ne riment à plus grand chose
| Words don't mean much anymore
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| Plus maintenant c'était avant
| Not now it was before
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| Qu’il fallait dire ce qu’enfin j’ose
| That it was necessary to say what finally I dare
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| C'était avant, plus maintenant
| It was before, not anymore
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| Plus maintenant
| Not anymore
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| J’ai quelque chose à vous dire
| I have something to tell you
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| Mais qui n’a plus d’importance
| But that doesn't matter anymore
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| À toujours vouloir s’enfuir
| Always want to run away
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| On se retrouve en errance
| We find ourselves wandering
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| Pour un jour s’apercevoir
| To one day see
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| Qu’on n’a pas vu l'évidence
| We haven't seen the obvious
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| Et qu’il est déjà trop tard
| And it's already too late
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| On n’a pas de deuxième chance
| We don't get a second chance
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| C'était avant, plus maintenant
| It was before, not anymore
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| Les mots ne riment à plus grand chose
| Words don't mean much anymore
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| Plus maintenant c'était avant
| Not now it was before
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| Qu’il fallait dire ce qu’enfin j’ose
| That it was necessary to say what finally I dare
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| C'était avant, plus maintenant
| It was before, not anymore
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| Plus maintenant
| Not anymore
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| Plus maintenant
| Not anymore
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| Mais l’important, c’est maintenant
| But the important thing is now
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| À mes enfants auxquels je pense
| To my children that I think of
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| C’est maintenant tant qu’il est temps
| Now is the time
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| Qu’ils saisissent enfin cette chance
| That they finally seize this chance
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| Dire maintenant ce qui est important
| Say now what's important
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| Ce qu’est important
| What's important
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| J’ai quelque chose à vous dire
| I have something to tell you
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| Mais ça n’a plus d’importance
| But it doesn't matter anymore
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| Non, ça n’a plus d’importance | No, it doesn't matter anymore |