| C´était une provinciale
| She was a provincial
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| Et elle s´appelait Emma
| And her name was Emma
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| Dans la Normandie matinale
| In morning Normandy
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| Quand les vaches ruminent déjà
| When the cows are already ruminating
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| Quand la brume s´étire sur les champs
| When the mist stretches over the fields
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| Elle cachait ses yeux sous les draps
| She hid her eyes under the sheets
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| Et disait à celui qui n´était jamais là
| And said to the one who was never there
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| Emma, je m´appelle Emma
| Emma, my name is Emma
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| Et je ne sais pas
| And I don't know
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| Si jamais cœur aimât
| If ever heart loved
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| Aussi fort que moi
| As strong as me
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| Je m´appelle Emma
| My name is Emma
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| Alors aime-moi
| So love me
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| Moi Emma
| Me Emma
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| Les jours se déroulaient, banal
| The days rolled by, mundane
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| Et la radio n´existait pas
| And the radio didn't exist
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| Imagine les gens qui regardent
| Imagine the people watching
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| En silence derrière les rideaux
| In silence behind the curtains
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| Son mari qui l´oublie un peu
| Her husband who forgets her a little
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| Et un jour un homme a surgi
| And one day a man appeared
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| Et enfin cet amour
| And finally this love
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| Dont elle rêve quand elle dit:
| Of which she dreams when she says:
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| C´était juste un beau parleur
| He was just a smooth talker
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| Représentant de commerce
| Salesman
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| Il lui offre un foulard à fleurs
| He gives her a flowered scarf
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| Elle croit qu´il lui donne son cœur
| She thinks he gives her his heart
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| Mais lui n´en veut qu´à son corps
| But he only wants his body
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| Alors elle pense à la mort
| So she thinks about death
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| Y a ceux qui l´entendent
| There are those who hear it
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| Mais trop tard, elle dit: | But too late, she says: |