| Il avait poussé par hasard
| He had accidentally pushed
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| Dans notre cour sans le savoir
| In our backyard unknowingly
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| Comme un aveugle dans le noir
| Like a blind man in the dark
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| Mon arbre
| my tree
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| Il était si petit
| He was so small
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| Que c'était mon ami
| That was my friend
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| Car j'étais tout petit
| Because I was very young
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| Comme lui
| Like him
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| J’attendais de lui le printemps
| I expected spring from him
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| Avec deux ou trois fleurs d’argent
| With two or three silver flowers
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| Un peu de vert, un peu de blanc
| A little green, a little white
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| Mon arbre
| my tree
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| Et ma vie s’accrochait
| And my life was hanging on
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| A cet arbre léger
| To this light tree
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| Qui grandissait
| who grew up
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| Comme je grandissais
| As I was growing up
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| Je savais qu'à force d’amour
| I knew that by dint of love
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| Avec un peu d’eau tous les jours
| With a little water every day
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| Il ferait exploser la cour
| He would blow up the yard
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| Mon arbre
| my tree
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| Qu’il grimperait de joie
| That he would climb with joy
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| Bien par-dessus mon toit
| Way over my roof
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| Pour toucher le soleil
| To touch the sun
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| De ses doigts
| With his fingers
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| Quand le printemps nous fut donné
| When spring was given to us
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| Toute la cour le regardait
| The whole court was looking at him
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| Se demandant jusqu’où irait
| Wondering how far would go
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| Mon arbre
| my tree
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| Mais moi je savais bien
| But I knew well
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| Qu’il irait très très loin
| That he would go very very far
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| Qu’il monterait jusqu’au soleil
| That he would climb up to the sun
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| Au moins
| At least
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| Un jour il a fallu gagner
| One day we had to win
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| J’ai voyagé, j’ai travaillé
| I traveled, I worked
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| Mais je ne l’ai pas oublié
| But I haven't forgotten it
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| Mon arbre
| my tree
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| Si je reviens chez moi
| If I come home
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| Et s’il est encor là
| And if he's still there
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| Qui sait s’il me reconnaîtra
| Who knows if he'll recognize me
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| Mon arbre, mon arbre, mon arbre | My tree, my tree, my tree |