| J’crois que j’en ai pêché un beau
| I think I caught a nice one
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| Disait le poisson optimiste
| Said the optimistic fish
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| Au bout de ma ligne, j’ai un bateau
| At the end of my line, I have a boat
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| Je tire fort mais il me résiste
| I pull hard but he resists me
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| Il doit faire au moins 100 kilos
| He must be at least 100 kilos
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| Mais j’en ai maté des plus forts
| But I've tamed stronger ones
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| J’vais l’fatiguer, l’tirer dans l’eau
| I'm going to tire him out, pull him in the water
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| Il r’viendra plus jamais au port
| He'll never come back to port again
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| Le jeu s’enlise
| The game gets bogged down
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| Et le poisson s'épuise
| And the fish is running out
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| La mer est grise
| The sea is gray
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| Mais le poisson est obstiné
| But the fish is stubborn
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| Et il ne lâche jamais rien
| And he never lets go
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| Il dit: Il est coriace c’est vrai
| He said: He's tough it's true
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| Puis il appelle tous ses copains
| Then he calls all his buddies
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| Et très vite on voit arriver
| And very soon we see it coming
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| Des bars, des thons et des marlins
| Bass, tuna and marlin
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| Et tout le monde se met à tirer
| And everyone starts shooting
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| De toutes ses forces mais en vain
| With all his might but in vain
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| Le jeu s’enlise
| The game gets bogged down
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| Et les poissons s'épuisent
| And the fish are running out
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| La mer est grise
| The sea is gray
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| Et là au port, y’a un bateau
| And there at the port, there is a boat
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| Sur ce bateau, y’a un pêcheur
| On this boat, there's a fisherman
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| Qui revient avec 1000 kilos
| Who comes back with 1000 kilos
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| De poissons de toutes les couleurs
| Fish of all colors
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| Et dans ce tas y’a un poisson
| And in this heap there is a fish
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| Qui rassure ses copains qui pleurent
| Who reassures his crying friends
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| Je maîtrise tous les gars, c’est bon
| I master all the guys, it's good
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| Et j’ai un plan, n’ayez pas peur
| And I have a plan, don't be afraid
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| Les autres lui disent
| The others tell him
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| Tais-toi et agonise
| Shut up and agonize
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| La mer est grise | The sea is gray |