| Ce soir au bal, la crme mondiale valse et ment sous nos yeux blouis.
| Tonight at the ball, the world cream waltzes and lies before our dazzled eyes.
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| Rafale d’gos, suave barbarie
| Burst of gos, suave barbarism
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| Parade en Dior et croco, rutilante artillerie
| Parade in Dior and crocodile, gleaming artillery
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| Ah! | Ah! |
| Qu’ils s’endorment, nous laissent un sicle pour enfin respirer
| Let them fall asleep, leave us a century to finally breathe
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| Mais au palais, malfice manque de sorts jeter.
| But in the palace, malice lacks spells to cast.
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| Sagement, les belles dames se pavanent, pares de diamants.
| Wisely, beautiful ladies strut about, adorned with diamonds.
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| Leurs hommes purils n’ont qu’un seul souci
| Their pure men have only one concern
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| Mais qui de bombes, de missiles la plus grosse batterie?
| But which of bombs, missiles the biggest battery?
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| Ah! | Ah! |
| Qu’ils s’endorment, nous laissent un sicle pour enfin respirer. | Let them fall asleep, give us a century to finally breathe. |