| Marie, prends ton temps
| Mary, take your time
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| Sache que j’attends
| Know that I'm waiting
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| Et que rien ne nous presse
| And let there be no rush
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| Rien d’important
| Nothing important
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| Alors, Marie, prends ton temps
| So, Mary, take your time
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| D’hivers en printemps
| From winters to spring
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| Je serai ton gardien
| I will be your guardian
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| Ton espce
| your species
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| Ton seul habitant
| your only inhabitant
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| Marie, ma douce, mon enfant
| Mary, my sweet, my child
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| Je comprends que tu veuilles attendre encore
| I understand that you want to wait some more
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| Le monde est parfois si griffant
| The world is sometimes so scratching
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| Qu’y jeter le fruit de son corps
| Than throw the fruit of his body there
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| Est une srieuse affaire
| Is serious business
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| Aussi, laissons les annes faire
| So let the years do it
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| Marie, prends ton temps
| Mary, take your time
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| Puisque je t’attends
| Since I'm waiting for you
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| Et que ton clat
| And your brightness
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| Mon ivresse,
| my drunkenness,
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| Se moque bien du temps
| Doesn't care about time
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| Marie, ma douce, mon enfant
| Mary, my sweet, my child
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| Je sais qu’il te faut de l’argent, encore
| I know you need money, again
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| Que tu trouverais touffant
| That you would find stuffy
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| De vivre auprs de moi, d’accord
| To live with me, okay
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| Si c’est le prix de ta jeunesse
| If that's the price of your youth
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| Que Dieu bnisse ta sagesse
| God bless your wisdom
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| Je sais que tu as rendez-vous
| I know you have a date
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| Que tes minutes comptent plus que l’or
| That your minutes count more than gold
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| Aussi, pour ce moment si doux
| Also, for this moment so sweet
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| Merci, Marie, merci encore
| Thank you, Mary, thank you again
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| Aprs tout, il y a dix-huit ans
| After all, eighteen years ago
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| Moi, je n’en esprais pas tant
| Me, I didn't expect so much
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| Marie, prends ton temps
| Mary, take your time
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| Toujours souviens t’en
| Always remember
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| Puisque rien
| Since nothing
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| Ne nous presse
| Don't rush us
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| Rien d’important
| Nothing important
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| Marie, prends ton temps
| Mary, take your time
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| D’hivers en printemps
| From winters to spring
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| Mes sentiments | My feelings |