| Tu es mon univers d’enfant, toi qui l’enchantais si souvent Charlie, Charlie
| You are my childhood universe, you who enchanted it so often Charlie, Charlie
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| Charlie, toi que j’ai inventé, tu étais ma complicité, Charlie, Charlie
| Charlie, you that I invented, you were my accomplice, Charlie, Charlie
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| Tu partageais tous mes chagrins, ton monde ainsi devenait mien
| You shared all my sorrows, so your world became mine
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| Charlie, Charlie
| Charlie, Charlie
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| Mais quand l’enfance fut passée, mon adolescence t’a tué
| But when childhood was over, my adolescence killed you
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| Charlie, Charlie
| Charlie, Charlie
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| Car l’amour venait de naître si doux, si grand
| 'Cause love was born so sweet, so big
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| Mais refusant de supporter ta présence imaginaire de mes jeunes années
| But refusing to bear your imaginary presence of my younger years
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| J’appartiens au monde des grands, je suis adulte maintenant
| I belong to the big world, I'm an adult now
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| Charlie, Charlie
| Charlie, Charlie
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| Je n’ai plus le droit de rêver, de me pencher sur mon passé
| I no longer have the right to dream, to reflect on my past
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| Charlie, Charli
| Charlie, Charlie
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| Car l’amour venait de naître si doux, si grand
| 'Cause love was born so sweet, so big
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| Mais refusant de supporter ta présence imaginaire de mes jeunes années
| But refusing to bear your imaginary presence of my younger years
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| Tu es mon univers d’enfant, toi qui l’enchantais si souvent Charlie, Charlie
| You are my childhood universe, you who enchanted it so often Charlie, Charlie
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| Charlie, toi que j’ai inventé, tu étais ma complicité, Charlie, Charlie
| Charlie, you that I invented, you were my accomplice, Charlie, Charlie
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| Mais quand l’enfance fut passée, mon adolescence t’a tué
| But when childhood was over, my adolescence killed you
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| Charlie, Charlie. | Charlie, Charlie. |