| Je revois le clocher du village
| I see the village bell tower again
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| Où mon cœur a connu tant de bonheur
| Where my heart knew so much happiness
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| Il est là, sous mes yeux, troublante image
| There it is, before my eyes, disturbing image
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| D’un passé qui ne fut jamais trompeur
| From a past that was never deceiving
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| J’aperçois la maison sous le lierre
| I see the house under the ivy
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| La fontaine où se mire un vieux pêcher
| The fountain where an old peach tree is reflected
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| Quelle joie quand la vie vous indiffère
| What joy when life leaves you indifferent
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| De revoir son village et son clocher !
| To see his village and his bell tower again!
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| Qu’il est troublant de pouvoir revenir
| How disturbing it is to be able to return
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| Au pays du souvenir
| In the land of memories
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| De retrouver tous les premiers émois
| To find all the first emotions
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| Des souvenirs d’autrefois
| Memories of yesteryear
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| Je revois le clocher du village
| I see the village bell tower again
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| Où mon cœur a connu des mots si doux
| Where my heart has known words so sweet
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| Et je sens dans mon âme assez volage
| And I feel in my soul quite fickle
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| Résonner l’heure bleue du rendez-vous
| Sound the blue hour of the rendezvous
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| J’aperçois deux amants sous la lune
| I see two lovers under the moon
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| Qu’un baiser tendrement va rapprocher
| That a tender kiss will bring closer
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| Quelle joie quand la vie vous importune
| What joy when life bothers you
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| De revoir son village et son clocher ! | To see his village and his bell tower again! |