| Africaaaaaaa,
| Africaaaaaaa,
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| Africaaaaa ma jolie.
| Africaaaaa my pretty.
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| Sur ton berceau je suis penché depuis le jour où tu es né, je dis comme ça.
| Over your cradle I have been leaning from the day you were born, I say so.
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| Toi la belle étoile, nouvelle Africa je pense à toi.
| You the beautiful star, new Africa I think of you.
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| D’ici ou d’ailleurs, nous sommes des enfants d’Afrique, même si le ciel tombait,
| From here or there, we are children of Africa, even if the sky fell,
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| soyons pour la paix.
| let's be for peace.
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| Demoiselle Africa va danser,
| Damsel Africa will dance,
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| va danser ooh Africa met tes jolis colliers.
| go dance ooh Africa put on your pretty necklaces.
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| Africaaaaaaa Africaaaaaaa mon Afrique.
| Africaaaaaaa Africaaaaaaa my Africa.
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| Tu aurais du… la chaleur tes cheveux,
| You should have... heat your hair,
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| tu vas leurs faire tomber parterre tes amoureux oh ma belle Africa.
| you're going to make them fall to the floor your lovers oh my beautiful Africa.
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| Ici ou ailleurs,
| Here or somewhere else,
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| un jour tu vas voler, même si le ciel tombait, ne m’oublie jamais.
| one day you will fly, even if the sky fell, never forget me.
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| Demoiselle Africa va danser,
| Damsel Africa will dance,
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| va danser ooh Africa met tes jolis colliers.
| go dance ooh Africa put on your pretty necklaces.
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| Africaaaaaaa Africaaaaaaa mon Afrique.
| Africaaaaaaa Africaaaaaaa my Africa.
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| (Coeurs)
| (Hearts)
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| Ma demoiselle Africa où elle est?
| My Miss Africa where is she?
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| Où elle eeest? | Where is she? |
| Ma chérie dans le soleil.
| My darling in the sun.
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| Ma princesse afriquaine,
| My African princess,
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| vas t’amuser comme un oieau du ciel, dis.
| have fun like a bird from the sky, say.
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| Va visiter le paradis d’en-bas.
| Go visit the paradise below.
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| Tu auras les tambours du Burundi,
| You will have the drums of Burundi,
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| tu auras les ruisseaux de???
| you shall have the streams of???
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| Mets tes jolis colliers.
| Put on your pretty necklaces.
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| (Coeurs) | (Hearts) |