| Oh, si un jour tu reviens, viens, viens, toi, Jésus le moribond,
| Oh, if you ever come back, come, come, you Jesus the dying,
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| C’est sûrement dans notre maison qu’on te soignera bien bien bien.
| It is surely in our house that you will be well cared for.
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| Quand tu reviendras, mes deux garçons seront là là là là là.
| When you come back, my two boys will be there there there there there.
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| Ils te poseront trente mille questions auxquelles tu répondras
| They'll ask you thirty thousand questions you'll answer
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| T’es venu de loin? | Have you come a long way? |
| — Très loin.
| - Very far.
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| Tu as mis longtemps? | Did you take long? |
| — Longtemps.
| - A long time.
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| Pourquoi t’es pâle? | Why are you pale? |
| — Je ne sais pas.
| - I do not know.
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| As-tu des enfants? | Do you have children? |
| — Oui, beaucoup.
| - Yes a lot.
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| Est-ce que tu as faim? | Are you hungry? |
| — Un peu.
| - A little.
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| Tu sais dessiner? | Can you draw? |
| — Pas très.
| - Not very.
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| Fais-moi un dessin ! | Draw me a picture! |
| — Voilà !
| - There !
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| Dis, c’est beau chez toi? | Say, is it beautiful where you are? |
| — Très beau.
| - Beautiful.
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| T’es venu comment? | How did you come? |
| — À pied.
| - Walk.
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| T’as une maman? | Do you have a mom? |
| — Mais oui !
| - But yes !
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| Dis, quel est son nom? | Say, what's his name? |
| — Marie.
| - Married.
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| Qu’est-ce que t’as aux mains? | What's on your hands? |
| — Rien.
| - Nothing.
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| Qu’est-ce que t’as aux mains? | What's on your hands? |
| — Rien.
| - Nothing.
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| Qu’est-ce que t’as aux mains? | What's on your hands? |
| — Rien.
| - Nothing.
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| Mais quand tu reviendras, ce sera bien bien bien.
| But when you come back, it will be good good good.
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| Quand tu reviendras, ce sera bien, oui.
| When you come back, it will be good, yes.
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| Quand tu reviendras, ce sera bien bien bien.
| When you come back, it will be good good good.
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| Tu seras chez moi tout comme chez toi.
| You'll be at my house just like yours.
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| Quand tu reviendras de si loin loin loin, tu étonneras nos voisins, oui
| When you come back from so far far away, you'll amaze our neighbors, yeah
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| Mais tu n'étonneras pas mes garçons
| But you won't surprise my boys
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| Qui poseront leurs trente mille questions
| Who will ask their thirty thousand questions
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| T’es venu de loin? | Have you come a long way? |
| — Très loin.
| - Very far.
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| Tu as mis longtemps? | Did you take long? |
| — Longtemps.
| - A long time.
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| Pourquoi es-tu pâle? | Why are you pale? |
| — Je ne sais pas.
| - I do not know.
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| T’as des enfants? | You have children? |
| — Oui, beaucoup.
| - Yes a lot.
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| Est-ce que tu as faim? | Are you hungry? |
| — Un peu.
| - A little.
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| Tu sais dessiner? | Can you draw? |
| — Pas très bien.
| - Not very well.
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| Fais-moi un dessin. | Draw me a picture. |
| — Tiens, voilà.
| - There it is.
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| Dis, c’est beau chez toi? | Say, is it beautiful where you are? |
| — Très beau.
| - Beautiful.
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| T’es venu comment? | How did you come? |
| — À pied.
| - Walk.
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| T’as une maman? | Do you have a mom? |
| — Mais oui.
| - But yes.
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| Dis, quel est son nom? | Say, what's his name? |
| — Marie.
| - Married.
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| Qu’est-ce que t’as aux mains? | What's on your hands? |
| — Rien.
| - Nothing.
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| Qu’est-ce que t’as aux mains? | What's on your hands? |
| — Rien.
| - Nothing.
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| Mais quand tu reviendras, ce sera bien bien bien
| But when you come back, it'll be fine fine fine
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| Quand tu reviendras, ce sera bien, oui
| When you come back it'll be good, yeah
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| Mais tu n’empêcheras pas mes garçons
| But you won't stop my boys
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| De te poser leurs trente mille questions
| To ask you their thirty thousand questions
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| T’es venu de loin? | Have you come a long way? |
| — Je suis venu de loin.
| "I have come a long way.
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| Tu as mis longtemps? | Did you take long? |
| — J'ai mis longtemps.
| "I took a long time.
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| Pourquoi es-tu pâle? | Why are you pale? |
| — Pourquoi je suis pâle?
| "Why am I pale?"
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| As-tu des enfants? | Do you have children? |
| — Si j’ai des enfants?
| "If I have children?"
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| Est-ce que tu as faim? | Are you hungry? |
| — Oui, toujours.
| - Yes always.
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| Tu sais dessiner? | Can you draw? |
| — Je sais dessiner.
| "I can draw.
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| Fais-moi un dessin ! | Draw me a picture! |
| — Je te fais un dessin.
| "I'll draw you a picture.
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| Dis, c’est beau chez toi? | Say, is it beautiful where you are? |
| — C'est beau chez moi.
| "It's beautiful in my house.
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| T’es venu comment? | How did you come? |
| — À pied.
| - Walk.
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| T’as une maman? | Do you have a mom? |
| — Mais oui !
| - But yes !
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| Dis, quel est son nom? | Say, what's his name? |
| — Marie.
| - Married.
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| Qu’est-ce que t’as aux mains? | What's on your hands? |
| — Rien, rien.
| - Nothing nothing.
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| Qu’est-ce que t’as aux mains? | What's on your hands? |
| — Rien, rien. | - Nothing nothing. |