| Six heures, Place de la Trinit?,
| Six o'clock, Place de la Trinit?,
|
| Quand le coup de feu a claqu?
| When the shot rang out?
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| Juste en face du petit caf?.
| Right in front of the small caf?.
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| La dame qui avait tir?
| The lady who shot?
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| Regardait d’un air? | Looked with a look? |
| tonn?
| thunder?
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| L’homme en gris qui? | The man in gray who? |
| tait tomb?.
| had fallen?
|
| On ajouta un num? | Did we add a number? |
| ro
| ro
|
| Sur le registre de bureau
| On the office register
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| Du commissariat de police.
| From the police station.
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| La dame, elle ne veut pas parler
| The lady, she won't talk
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| Et quand le juge est fatigu?,
| And when the judge is tired?,
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| Elle bavarde avec son pass…
| She talks about her past…
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| Dire que tout? | Say that all? |
| a a commenc?
| did it start?
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| En m? | In m? |
| me temps qu’un soleil d'?t?
| me time that a summer sun?
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| Qui avait l’air fait pour durer
| Which seemed made to last
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| Et le soleil s'?tait pos?
| And the sun had set
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| Sur un jeune homme en gris fonc?
| On a young man in dark gray?
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| Qui avait l’air fait pour danser.
| Who looked made for dancing.
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| Alors, bien s? | So, of course |
| r, elle a vals?
| r, she vals?
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| Et puis apr? | And then after? |
| s, l’a embrass?
| s, kissed him?
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| Il n’en faut pas plus pour aimer.
| It doesn't take more to love.
|
| On ajouta un num? | Did we add a number? |
| ro
| ro
|
| Sur le registre de bureau
| On the office register
|
| De la mairie du quatorzi? | From the fourteenth town hall? |
| me.
| me.
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| Alors, tout devient merveilleux.
| Then everything becomes wonderful.
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| Dans les beaux r? | In the beautiful r? |
| ves, on ne fait pas mieux.
| Well, we don't do better.
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| La dame, elle en ferme les yeux.
| The lady, she closes her eyes.
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| Elle revoit, elle revoit
| She sees again, she sees again
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| Le seul jour de da vie, je crois
| The only day of my life, I believe
|
| O? | Where? |
| elle a fait un signe de croix
| she made the sign of the cross
|
| Car tout? | Because all? |
| tait miraculeux.
| was miraculous.
|
| L'?glise chantait rien que pour eux
| The church sang just for them
|
| Et m? | And M? |
| me le pauvre? | me the poor? |
| tait heureux.
| was happy.
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| C’est l’amour qui faisait sa tourn? | Is it love taking its turn? |
| e
| and
|
| Et, de l?-haut,? | And, from above,? |
| toutes vol? | all theft? |
| es
| are
|
| Les cloches criaient: «Vive la mari? | The bells were shouting, "Vive la mari? |
| e !»
| e!”
|
| Sonnez, sonnez, carillonnez !
| Ring, ring, chime!
|
| S’il a jur? | If he swore? |
| fid? | fid? |
| lit?,
| bed?,
|
| Il a menti, le bien-aim?.
| He lied, beloved?.
|
| Sonnez, sonnez, carillonnez !
| Ring, ring, chime!
|
| Il a jur? | He swore? |
| fid? | fid? |
| lit?
| bed?
|
| Il a menti, le bien-aim…
| He lied, beloved...
|
| Carillonnez … | Chime… |