| Tu longes la rivi? | Do you go along the river? |
| re la Marini? | re the Marini? |
| re Jusqu’au pont de bateaux.
| re To the boat bridge.
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| Tu coupes? | Are you cutting? |
| travers bois, plein de renards
| through the woods, full of foxes
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| De h? | From h? |
| tres et de bouleaux
| tres and birches
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| Tu longes la grand-route, au crois’ment
| You go along the main road, at the crossroads
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| Devant la croix en pierre
| In front of the stone cross
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| Tu marches dix bonnes minutes,
| You walk a good ten minutes,
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| Le long d’la voie o? | Along the way where? |
| passe le chemin d’fer.
| pass the railway.
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| Au bas de la colline, l? | At the bottom of the hill, the |
| tu verras
| you will see
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| Y a l’exploitation
| There is exploitation
|
| C’est la m? | This is the m? |
| me famille qui y habite
| my family who live there
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| Depuis quat' g? | Since four g? |
| n?rations.
| generations.
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| Des ch’vaux, des poules, des canards, des moutons
| Horses, chickens, ducks, sheep
|
| C’est moi qu’en suis l’gardien
| I'm the guardian
|
| Un bol de soupe et je surveille tr? | A bowl of soup and I watch tr? |
| s bien
| s good
|
| Mon territoire de chien.
| My dog territory.
|
| Y a deux ans je suis n? | Two years ago I was born |
| d’une belle port? | of a beautiful port? |
| e De bons bouviers des Flandres
| e Good Bouviers des Flandres
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| Mes deux fr? | My two fr? |
| res, mes trois soeurs, c’est la patronne
| res, my three sisters, she's the boss
|
| Qui a voulu les vendre.
| Who wanted to sell them.
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| Le dimanche au caf?, j’suis sous la table
| Sunday at the café, I'm under the table
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| Mon ma? | My my? |
| tre joue aux cartes
| play cards
|
| Y a la chienne du facteur
| There's the postman's female dog
|
| Quand j’la fr? | When I fr? |
| quente
| quente
|
| D’un coup d’pied, on m'?carte.
| With a kick, they dismiss me.
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| Tiens, ce soir le patron fait ses cartouches
| Here, tonight the boss is doing his cartridges
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| Il astique son fusil
| He polishes his gun
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| Demain on va chasser, c’est la patronne
| Tomorrow we go hunting, she's the boss
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| Qui va devoir tout garder.
| Who will have to keep everything.
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| Les ch’vaux, les poules les canards, les moutons
| Horses, chickens, ducks, sheep
|
| Elle les garde bien.
| She keeps them well.
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| Un bol de soupe et je serai demain
| A bowl of soup and I'll be tomorrow
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| Sur mon territoire de chien.
| In my dog territory.
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| Oui, mais apr? | Yes, but after? |
| s-demain?
| s-tomorrow?
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| Des ch’vaux, des poules des canards, des moutons
| Horses, chickens, ducks, sheep
|
| C’est moi qu’en s’rai l’gardien
| It's me who will be the guardian
|
| Un bol de soupe et je surveille tr? | A bowl of soup and I watch tr? |
| s bien
| s good
|
| Mon territoire de chien.
| My dog territory.
|
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