| Jean le routier roule sur la route
| John the trucker rolls down the road
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| Il y a les arbres, il y a les champs
| There are trees, there are fields
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| La pluie qui tombe à grosses gouttes
| The dripping rain
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| 'y a les virages, il y a le vent
| there are the turns, there is the wind
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| Il y a le froid et le soleil
| There's the cold and the sun
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| Il y a le jour, il y a la nuit
| There's day, there's night
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| Et la fatigue, et le sommeil
| And fatigue, and sleep
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| Et les quinze tonnes, ça fait du bruit
| And the fifteen tons, it makes noise
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| … Mais il y a aussi? | … But there is also? |
| La maison
| The House
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| Sa petite Martine et sa chanson
| His little Martine and her song
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| «Jean va rentrer de sa tournée»
| "Jean is coming back from his tour"
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| Chante Martine dans sa cuisine
| Sings Martine in her kitchen
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| «Il sera sûrement fatigué
| "He will surely be tired
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| Il aura sa pauvre petite mine
| He'll have his poor little face
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| Mais je pourrai le regarder
| But I could watch it
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| Et l’embrasser pendant qu’il d? | And kiss him while he d? |
| Ne
| not
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| Et le soigner, le cajoler
| And nurse him, cuddle him
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| Et me serrer sur sa poitrine
| And hug me to his chest
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| Plus tard quand il s’endormira
| Later when he falls asleep
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| Moi, je serai dans ses bras… "
| I will be in his arms…"
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| Il y a du brouillard? | There is fog? |
| Sa fenêtre
| His window
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| Martine attend… On a sonné
| Martine is waiting… The bell rang
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| C’est un monsieur avec une lettre
| It's a gentleman with a letter
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| Il a l’air sombre et ennuyé
| He looks gloomy and bored
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| «La Compagnie… Condoléances…
| “The Company… Condolences…
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| Un accident… Faut signer l…
| An accident... Must sign the...
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| Il y a les obsèques et l’assurance… «Pourtant Martine ne comprend pas
| There are the funerals and the insurance… "Yet Martine does not understand
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| Ce n’est pas vrai… Elle n’y croit pas
| It's not true... She doesn't believe it
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| Dans cinq minutes il sera l…
| In five minutes he will be the...
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| «…Jean va rentrer de sa tournée»
| “…Jean will come back from his tour”
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| Chante Martine dans sa cuisine
| Sings Martine in her kitchen
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| «Il sera sûrement fatigué
| "He will surely be tired
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| Il aura sa pauvre petite mine
| He'll have his poor little face
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| … Je vais le soigner, le cajoler…
| …I will nurse him, cuddle him…
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| Et me serrer sur sa poitrine
| And hug me to his chest
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| Plus tard quand il s’endormira…
| Later when he falls asleep...
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| Non! | Nope! |
| Non! | Nope! |
| Non…
| Nope…
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| Jean… Jean…
| John... John...
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| Oh! | Oh! |
| Jean! | Jeans! |
| " | " |