| Il faut t’en aller, pauvre Vania
| You must go, poor Vania
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| Son mari est revenu
| Her husband came back
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| Tu ne la reverras plus
| You won't see her again
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| Pauvre Vania
| Poor Vanya
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| Il faut l’oublier, pauvre Vania
| We must forget it, poor Vania
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| Car le maître a dit
| For the master said
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| Que s’il te trouvait ici
| That if he found you here
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| Tu irais en Sibérie, pauvre Vania
| You would go to Siberia, poor Vanya
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| La neige effacera
| The snow will erase
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| La trace de tes pas
| The trace of your footsteps
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| Et le temps passera
| And time will pass
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| Emportant ta voix
| Carrying your voice
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| Dans cette pièce, dors, pauvre Vania
| In this room, sleep, poor Vania
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| Ce soir on priera
| Tonight we will pray
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| Pour que tu n’aies pas trop froid
| So that you are not too cold
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| Que Dieu ait pitié de toi
| God have mercy on you
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| Pauvre Vania
| Poor Vanya
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| Vas, tu l’oubieras, pauvre Vania
| Go, you will forget it, poor Vania
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| Tu rencontreras
| You will meet
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| Une fille qui t’aimera
| A girl who will love you
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| Pauvre et modeste à la fois, pauvre Vania
| Poor and humble at the same time, poor Vania
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| Elle t’aimera toujours, pauvre Vania
| She will always love you, poor Vania
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| Car ce bel enfant
| Because this beautiful child
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| Qui viendra au printemps
| Who will come in the spring
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| Aura tes yeux et ton sang
| Will have your eyes and your blood
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| Pauvre Vania | Poor Vanya |