| An souvan éséyé
| Often tried
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| Mè entrè nou franchman sa kompliké
| But our entry is frankly complicated
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| An toujou diw sé vou an vlé
| Always say you want to
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| Mè o fil du tan nou finn' pa élwagnyé
| But over time, this is not the case
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| Nou fè éfo mè nou pa rivé
| We strive to be successful
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| Donk o final nou séparé
| So in the end we are separated
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| Lè la ka touné jou ka passé
| The time of day can be spent
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| Èvè nou la ka sonjé
| Our eve can be remembered
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| Tou lé bon moman kè nou viv a dé
| At the right time, our hearts are full
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| É ou komansé ka rouvwè lè nou té réuni
| And you can start over when we meet
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| Ou komansé senti-w tou sèl
| You start your belt alone
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| Donk ou ka réfléchi
| So you can think
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| Kaw ka fè
| Kaw can do
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| Si ou ka tchen ou si ou ka kouté lanmou
| If you can tchen or if you can listen to love
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| Kaw ka fè
| Kaw can do
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| Si ou ka mèt on trè é sa finn' pou toujou
| If you can afford it, that's fine
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| Ayen pa imposib
| Nothing is impossible
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| I sufi nou palé
| I don't know
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| É nou pé rèkonstwui
| And we are afraid to rebuild
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| Sa nou té ja komansé
| That we have already begun
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| Mè si nou la ka fui
| But if we can escape
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| Ayen pé ké ranjé
| Ayen pe ké ranjé
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| Lanmou ka baw anvi
| Love can give you desire
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| Mè nou pa ka rivé
| But we can't get there
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| Manfou a tou sa ki fèt
| The manfou whatever is done
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| Nou ké oblijé kouté lanmou
| We have to listen to love
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| Manfou a tou sa ki fèt
| The manfou whatever is done
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| Sé sèl nou dé ki ké komprann' nou
| Only the two of us can understand
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| Manfou a tou sa ki fèt
| The manfou whatever is done
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| Nou ké oblijé kouté lanmou
| We have to listen to love
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| Manfou a tou sa ki fèt
| The manfou whatever is done
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| É si nou rèvinn' ensam’m sa ké pli bèl dirèk nou té ké fè ansô't kè nou obliyé
| And if you come back to me, what a wonderful way to screw people over.
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| tou sa
| whatever
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| Mè si nou kolè
| But if we are angry
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| Sé pa la pen’n kè nou vwè nou frékanté nou
| That's not the way to go about it
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| Paskè jod la kè nou yé la pa ka sèvi a gran zafè
| Because the jod of our heart can't be used for much
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| Nou pa ka rivé tchen
| We can't reach tchen
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| Yélélélélé… | Yélélélélé |