| På landlov en kveld i en fransk liten by
| On land leave one night in a French small town
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| Jeg vandret omkring på en mørk aveny
| I was walking around on a dark avenue
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| Da så jeg et sted der i lyktenes skinn
| Then I saw somewhere there in the light of the lanterns
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| Og jeg tenkte jeg kan jo gå inn
| And I thought I could go in
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| Slik kom jeg engang til Café de la Paix
| That's how I once came to Café de la Paix
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| Der satt en pike med café au lait
| There sat a girl with café au lait
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| Jeg sa je voulait vil gjerne sitte ned
| I said I voulait would like to sit down
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| Hun smilte søtt diskret ah s’il vous plait
| She smiled sweetly discreetly ah s’il vous plait
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| Jeg håpet på en lett og kvikk suksess
| I was hoping for an easy and quick success
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| For sant å si så er jeg vant til det
| To be honest, I'm used to it
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| Så jeg sto opp og smilte pent idet
| So I got up and smiled nicely
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| Jeg bukket exusez-moi s’il vous plait
| Jeg bukket excusez-moi s’il vous plait
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| Skjønne mamselle tør jeg be om en ørliten dans
| Beautiful mamselle I dare to ask for a tiny dance
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| Hun svarte gjerne men hva gjør vi med Frans
| She was happy to answer but what do we do with Frans
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| For der kom Frans hun var forlovet med
| Because there came Frans she was engaged to
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| At han var svært sjalu var lett og se
| That he was very jealous was easy to see
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| De aner ikke hvor nervøs jeg ble
| They have no idea how nervous I became
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| Da han sa attendez m’sieu s’il vous plait
| Da han sa attendez m’sieu s’il vous plait
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| Jeg vil dem nu på flekken skyte ned
| I want them now on the spot to shoot down
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| De kan få velge selv hvor det skal skje
| They can choose where it will happen
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| Vil du ha hull i hodet eller kne
| Do you want holes in your head or knees
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| Eller et annet sted m’sieu s’il vous plait | Or somewhere else m’sieu s’il vous plait |