| Ne dites pas que ce garçon tait fou
| Don't say that boy was crazy
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| Il ne vivait pas comme les autres c’est tout
| He didn't live like the others, that's all
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| Et pour quelles raisons tranges
| And for what strange reasons
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| Les gens qui n’sont pas comme nous
| People who are not like us
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| a nous drange
| bother us
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| Ne dites pas que ce garçon n’vallait rien
| Don't say that boy was worth nothing
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| Il avait choisi un autre chemin
| He had chosen another path
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| Et pour quelles raisons tranges
| And for what strange reasons
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| Les gens qui pensent autrement
| People who think otherwise
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| a nous drange
| bother us
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| a nous drange
| bother us
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| Il jouait du piano debout
| He played the piano standing up
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| C’est peut-tre un dtail pour vous
| This may be a detail for you
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| Mais pour moi a veut dire beaucoup
| But for me it means a lot
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| a veut dire qu’il tait libre
| a means he was free
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| Heureux d’tre l malgr tout
| Happy to be there despite everything
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| Il jouait du piano debout
| He played the piano standing up
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| Quand les trouillards sont genoux
| When the cowards are on their knees
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| Et les soldats au garde--vous
| And the soldiers to attention
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| Simplement sur ses deux pieds
| Just on two feet
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| Il voulait tre lui vous comprenez
| He wanted to be him you understand
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| Il n’y a qu’pour sa musique qu’il tait patriote
| It was only for his music that he was patriotic
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| Il serait mort au champ d’honneur pour quelques notes
| He would have died in the field of honor for a few notes
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| Et pour quelles raisons tranges
| And for what strange reasons
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| Les gens qui tiennent a leur rves
| People who hold on to their dreams
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| a nous drange
| bother us
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| Lui et son piano ils pleuraient quelquefois
| He and his piano sometimes wept
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| Mais c’est quand les autres n’taient pas l Et pour quelles raisons bizarres
| But that's when the others weren't there And for what weird reasons
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| Son image a marqu
| His image marked
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| Ma mmoire ma mmoire
| my memory my memory
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| Il jouait du piano debout
| He played the piano standing up
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| C’est peut-tre un dtail pour vous
| This may be a detail for you
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| Mais pour moi a veut dire beaucoup
| But for me it means a lot
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| a veut dire qu’il tait libre
| a means he was free
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| Heureux d’tre l malgr tout
| Happy to be there despite everything
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| Il jouait du piano debout
| He played the piano standing up
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| Il chantait sur des rythmes fous
| He was singing to crazy beats
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| Et pour moi a veut dire beaucoup
| And to me that means a lot
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| a veut dire essaie de vivre
| it means try to live
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| Essaie d’tre heureux, a vaut le coup
| Try to be happy, it's worth it
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| Il jouait du piano debout
| He played the piano standing up
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| C’est peut-tre un dtail pour vous
| This may be a detail for you
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| Mais pour moi a veut dire beaucoup
| But for me it means a lot
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| a veut dire qu’il tait libre
| a means he was free
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| Heureux d’tre l malgr tout
| Happy to be there despite everything
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| Il jouait du piano debout
| He played the piano standing up
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| Quand les trouillards sont genoux
| When the cowards are on their knees
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| Et les soldats au garde--vous
| And the soldiers to attention
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| Simplement sur ses deux pieds
| Just on two feet
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| Il voulait tre lui vous comprenez
| He wanted to be him you understand
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| Il jouait du piano debout | He played the piano standing up |