| Dans un coin de la ville,
| In a corner of town,
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| ' y a un c? | 'there's a c? |
| ur bien tranquille
| ur very quiet
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| Qui se balance, qui se balance.
| Who swings, who swings.
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| A l’autre bout de la cit?,
| At the other end of the city,
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| ' y a un c? | 'there's a c? |
| ur isol?
| Are you isolated?
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| Qui s’avance, qui s’avance.
| Who advances, who advances.
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| Ces deux c? | These two |
| urs, on dirait
| urs, looks like
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| Deux danseurs d’un ballet
| Two dancers of a ballet
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| Qui s'?lancent, qui s'?lancent.
| Who launch themselves, who launch themselves.
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| Ils s’approchent, ils s'?cartent,
| They approach, they depart,
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| Ils se croisent, ils repartent
| They cross, they leave
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| Et ils dansent !
| And they dance!
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| Mais un jour,
| But someday,
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| Sur la pointe des pieds, appara? | On tiptoe, appears? |
| t,
| you,
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| Et glissant comme sur du velours,
| And slipping like velvet,
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| Le plus grand des ma? | The greatest of my? |
| tres de ballet.
| very ballet.
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| C’est l’amour ! | It's love ! |
| C’est l’amour ! | It's love ! |
| C’est l’amour …
| It's love …
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| Et l’amour r? | And love r? |
| unit
| unite
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| Les deux c? | The two c? |
| urs ?panouis
| urs ?blooming
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| Qui s'?lancent, qui s'?lancent.
| Who launch themselves, who launch themselves.
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| Moulinets, battements,
| Reels, beats,
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| Pas de deux tout le temps,
| No two all the time,
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| Comme ils dansent ! | How they dance! |
| Comme ils dansent !
| How they dance!
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| Les sourires et les joies
| The smiles and the joys
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| Tambourinent chaque fois
| Drum every time
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| En cadence, en cadence,
| In cadence, in cadence,
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| D? | D? |
| cha?n?s, passionn? | chained, passionate |
| s Martel? | s Martel? |
| s, affaiss? | s, sagging? |
| s,
| s,
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| Ils s’avancent…
| They advance...
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| C’est alors qu’un troisi? | It is then that a threei? |
| me Appara? | Appeared to me? |
| t, et de m? | t, and m? |
| me Il s’avance, il s’avance…
| me It comes forward, it comes forward...
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| On l’appelle «joli c? | It is called “pretty c? |
| ur».
| ur».
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| Il s? | They? |
| pare les deux c? | parry both c? |
| urs
| bear
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| En silence… en silence…
| In silence... in silence...
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| Grand? | Big? |
| cart et d? | cart and d? |
| fi,
| fi,
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| Volte-face, jalousie
| Turnaround, jealousy
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| Qui commence, qui commence
| Who starts, who starts
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| Et puis tout recommence:
| And then it all starts again:
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| ' y a deux c? | 'there are two c? |
| urs qui s'?lancent
| bears who launch
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| Dans la danse…
| In the dance...
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| …Possession, impatience…
| …Possession, impatience…
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| …Un c? | …A C? |
| ur tu?, pi? | ur you?, pi? |
| tin…
| huh…
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| Et puis tout recommence:
| And then it all starts again:
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| ' y a deux c? | 'there are two c? |
| urs qui s'?lancent
| bears who launch
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| Dans la danse… | In the dance... |