| Je suis devenu
| I became
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| Libre
| Free
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| Je suis devenu
| I became
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| Libre
| Free
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| Je suis devenu
| I became
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| Libre
| Free
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| Je suis devenu
| I became
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| Libre
| Free
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| Je suis devenu
| I became
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| Sur la route, au vent du matin, je criais:
| On the road, in the morning wind, I cried:
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| «Pélerin, arrête ta marche. | “Pilgrim, stop your walk. |
| Engage moi!»
| Hire me!”
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| Au son des trompettes passa le roi
| At the sound of the trumpets passed the king
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| «Viens! | "Come! |
| Je te fais mon courtisan. | I make you my courtier. |
| Puissant tu seras!»
| Mighty you will be!”
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| Que faire de la puissance?
| What to do with power?
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| Je détournai mon regard
| I looked away
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| Dans la ville, au soleil en dormir, je guettais
| In the city, in the sun sleeping, I watched
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| «Villageois, ouvre ta porte. | "Villagers, open your door. |
| Engage moi!»
| Hire me!”
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| Alourdi par son or s’avance un marchand
| Weighed down by his gold comes a merchant
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| «Viens! | "Come! |
| Je te fais mon associé. | I make you my partner. |
| Riche tu seras!»
| Rich you will be!”
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| Que faire de cette richesse?
| What to do with this wealth?
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| «Je te fais mon associé. | "I make you my partner. |
| Riche tu seras!»
| Rich you will be!”
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| Que faire de cette richesse?
| What to do with this wealth?
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| Je détournai mon regard
| I looked away
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| Dans le jardin couleur d’amour, j’attendais
| In the love-colored garden I waited
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| «Jeune fille, ouvre ta croisille. | “Lady, open your cross. |
| Engage moi!»
| Hire me!”
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| Le regard ombre, paru la beauté
| The shadow look, seemed the beauty
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| «Viens, je te prends pour chevalier. | "Come, I take you for a knight. |
| Un sourire te paiera!»
| A smile will pay you!”
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| Que faire de ce salaire?
| What to do with that salary?
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| Je détournai mon regard
| I looked away
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| Sur le sable doré de lune, j'écoutais la chanson de la nuit
| On the golden moon sand I listened to the song of the night
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| Filtrant le sable entre ses doigts, un enfant me reconnut
| Filtering the sand between his fingers, a child recognized me
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| «Viens! | "Come! |
| Je t’engage, sans rien en échange!»
| I'll hire you, for nothing in return!"
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| J’arrêtais mon regard près l’enfant de nuit
| I stopped my gaze near the child of night
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| Je suis devenu libre!
| I became free!
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| J’arrêtais mon regard près l’enfant de nuit
| I stopped my gaze near the child of night
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| Je suis devenu libre!
| I became free!
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| Libre
| Free
|
| Je suis devenu
| I became
|
| Libre
| Free
|
| Je suis devenu
| I became
|
| Libre
| Free
|
| Je suis devenu
| I became
|
| Libre
| Free
|
| Je suis devenu
| I became
|
| Libre
| Free
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| Je suis devenu | I became |