| Au bar du Lutetia
| At the Lutetia bar
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| Il a ses habitudes
| He has his habits
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| Le barman connaît bien
| The bartender knows well
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| Ses rites, ses attitudes
| Its rituals, its attitudes
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| Si son rire est joyeux
| If his laugh is happy
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| Il prépare un 102
| He prepares a 102
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| Ou un Bloody Mary
| Or a Bloody Mary
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| Si y a le blues dans sa vie
| If there's the blues in her life
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| Au bar du Lutetia
| At the Lutetia bar
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| L' piano r’connaît sa voix
| The piano recognizes his voice
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| Avec les musiciens
| with the musicians
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| Il joue à quatre mains
| He plays with four hands
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| Il plagie Count Basie
| He plagiarizes Count Basie
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| Erroll Garner aussi
| Also Erroll Garner
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| Il attend le matin
| He waits for the morning
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| Mais sa nuit est sans fin
| But his night is endless
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| Y a des filles ne vivant que du string minimum
| There are girls living only from the minimum thong
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| Qui rôdent autour de lui
| Who lurk around him
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| Des clients éméchés
| Drunk customers
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| Qui écoutent, amusés
| Who listen, amused
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| L’homme à la tête de chou
| The Man with the Cabbage Head
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| Qui s’en fout
| Who cares
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| Au bar du Lutetia
| At the Lutetia bar
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| Il chante «As time goes by»
| He sings "As time goes by"
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| Revisitant Bogart
| Revisiting Bogart
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| Jouant dans Casablanca
| Playing in Casablanca
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| Il imite son regard
| He mimics her gaze
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| Boit son Martini dry
| Drinks his Martini dry
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| Enveloppé de fumée
| Wrapped in smoke
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| Nuage gris bleuté
| Bluish gray cloud
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| Y a des filles ne vivant que du string minimum
| There are girls living only from the minimum thong
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| Qui rôdent autour de lui
| Who lurk around him
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| Top models effeuillés
| Stripped top models
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| Toutes prêtes à consommer
| All ready to eat
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| L’homme à la tête de chou
| The Man with the Cabbage Head
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| S' change en loup
| Turns into a wolf
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| Au bar du Lutetia
| At the Lutetia bar
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| Maintenant, ça n’est plus ça
| Now that's not it anymore
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| Depuis qu' tu n’y viens plus
| Since you don't come here anymore
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| L' barman est comme perdu
| The bartender is like lost
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| Le pianiste joue en sol
| The pianist plays in G
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| «Vieille canaille» mais tout seul
| "Old scoundrel" but all alone
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| Tu ne perds pas au change
| You don't lose on the exchange
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| Tu bois avec les anges
| You drink with the angels
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| Maintenant, ça n’est plus ça
| Now that's not it anymore
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| Au bar du Lutetia | At the Lutetia bar |