| Oooh perché, à sa fenêtre,
| Oooh perched, at his window,
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| Il regarde passer, la petite fille aux couettes.
| He watches the little girl with the pigtails go by.
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| Sans jamais oser, un regard, un sourire, un signe de tête.
| Without ever daring, a look, a smile, a nod.
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| Il la regarde passer, s'éloigner, s’en aller, son retour, il guette.
| He watches her pass, go away, go away, her return, he watches.
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| Quand il la voit, ça fait boum boum boum,
| When he sees her, it goes boom boom boom,
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| Balabalaboum boum,
| Balabalaboom boom,
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| Ça fait boum boum, quand il la voit.
| It goes boom boom, when he sees her.
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| Balabalaboum boum,
| Balabalaboom boom,
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| Ça fait boum boum, quand il la voit,
| It goes boom boom, when he sees her,
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| Son cœur bat, à s’en briser les côtes.
| His heart is pounding, breaking his ribs.
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| Tout ce qu’il peut faire,
| All he can do,
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| C’est d’espérer la revoir, un jour ou l’autre.
| It's to hope to see her again, one day or another.
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| Oooh perché, à sa fenêtre,
| Oooh perched, at his window,
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| Il regarde passer, la demoiselle sur sa bicyclette.
| He watches the young lady pass by on her bicycle.
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| Il aimerait l’inviter à danser, un soir après l'école.
| He would like to ask her to dance one night after school.
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| La faire tourner et tourner, pour que sa robe virevolte.
| Spin her around and around, so her dress twirls around.
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| Peut-être lui voler un baiser, sur le pas de sa porte,
| Maybe steal a kiss from her, on her doorstep,
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| Spéculant sur sa valeur, espérant qu'à ses yeux, il ait la côte.
| Speculating on his worth, hoping that in his eyes he was worth it.
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| Quand il la voit, ça fait boum boum boum,
| When he sees her, it goes boom boom boom,
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| Balabalaboum boum,
| Balabalaboom boom,
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| Ça fait boum boum, quand il la voit.
| It goes boom boom, when he sees her.
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| Balabalaboum boum,
| Balabalaboom boom,
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| Ça fait boum boum, quand il la voit,
| It goes boom boom, when he sees her,
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| Son cœur bat, à s’en briser les côtes.
| His heart is pounding, breaking his ribs.
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| Tout ce qu’il peut faire,
| All he can do,
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| C’est d’espérer la revoir, un jour ou l’autre. | It's to hope to see her again, one day or another. |
| Oooh perché, à sa fenêtre,
| Oooh perched, at his window,
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| Il regarde passer, la jeune femme moulée dans sa robe verte,
| He watches pass, the young woman cast in her green dress,
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| Sans plus tarder, 4 à 4 il descend les marches,
| Without further ado, 4 by 4 he descends the steps,
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| Tout ça pour s’en approcher,
| All this to get close,
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| Contempler de plus prés la féline démarche,
| Take a closer look at the gait feline,
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| Un café, un repas, une histoire d’amour, une rupture,
| A coffee, a meal, a love story, a breakup,
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| De retour à sa fenêtre, il repart à l’aventure.
| Back at his window, he sets off on his adventure.
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| Un café, un repas, une histoire d’amour, une rupture,
| A coffee, a meal, a love story, a breakup,
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| De retour à sa fenêtre, il repart à l’aventure.
| Back at his window, he sets off on his adventure.
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| Quand il la voit, ça fait boum boum boum,
| When he sees her, it goes boom boom boom,
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| Balabalaboum boum,
| Balabalaboom boom,
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| Ça fait boum boum, quand il la voit.
| It goes boom boom, when he sees her.
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| Balabalaboum boum,
| Balabalaboom boom,
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| Ça fait boum boum, quand il la voit,
| It goes boom boom, when he sees her,
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| Son cœur bat, à s’en briser les côtes.
| His heart is pounding, breaking his ribs.
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| Tout ce qu’il peut faire,
| All he can do,
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| C’est d’espérer la revoir, un jour ou l’autre. | It's to hope to see her again, one day or another. |