| Il m’a dit qu’il l’a rencontrée sur les bancs d’la fac
| He told me that he met her on the benches of the university
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| Elle lui a changé cette idée qu’il s’faisait d’la femme
| She changed his idea of women
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| Il m’a dit qu’il a tout d’suite accroché, ses yeux, ses fossettes
| He told me he was hooked right away, his eyes, his dimples
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| Il lui a dit vite faut qu’on s’unisse vu qu’on s’aime
| He told her quickly we have to unite since we love each other
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| Il m’a dit qu’la famille ça l’tente bien, qu’après avoir eu un enfant
| He told me that the family is good for him, that after having a child
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| Il lui a dit qu’ce serait une histoire sans fin
| He told her it would be a never-ending story
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| Qu’ils étaient heureux, aussi modeste soit leur abri
| That they were happy, however modest their shelter
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| Qu’ils étaient près à combattre ensemble la dureté d’la vie
| That they were ready to fight the harshness of life together
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| Malgrè la discrimination à l’embauche
| Despite discrimination in hiring
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| Il m’a dit «moi j’ai d’la volonté tant qu’y a du taf, j’bosse»
| He told me "I have the will as long as there is work, I work"
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| Mais en partant il m’a dit qu’pour s’occuper d’sa famille
| But when he left he told me that to take care of his family
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| Ça exige des sacrifices au détriment d’sa femme et d’son fils
| It requires sacrifices to the detriment of his wife and his son
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| Une parenthèse
| Parenthesis
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| Tous les parents disent «quand t’a un gosse c’est là qu’tu t’rends compte
| All the parents say "when you have a kid that's when you realize
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| comment
| How? 'Or' What
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| Tes parents t’aiment»
| Your parents love you"
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| Son père, sa mère pensent à lui
| His father, his mother think of him
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| Voila une cause qui les rallie à vie
| This is a cause that unites them for life
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| Au cœur des conflits
| At the heart of conflicts
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| Ces jeunes couples
| These young couples
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| S’aiment, s’accouplent
| love each other, mate
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| Quand le rêve s'écourte qui prend les coups
| When the dream is shortened who takes the blows
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| Tous les parents disent «quand t’a un gosse c’est là qu’tu t’rends compte
| All the parents say "when you have a kid that's when you realize
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| comment
| How? 'Or' What
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| Tes parents t’aiment»
| Your parents love you"
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| Elle m’a dit «j'l'aime, j’le suis jusqu’en enfer même si on l’enferme
| She told me "I love him, I follow him to hell even if we lock him up
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| Mais il s’est foutu d’moi, comment lui refaire
| But he made fun of me, how to do it again
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| Confiance»
| Trust"
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| Elle m’a dit «c'est vrai qu’on a du mal
| She said "it's true that we have a hard time
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| Mais il commence à faire des choses qui n’ont aucun sens
| But he starts doing things that don't make sense
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| Elle m’a dit qu’la tristesse sur leur couple a pris l’dessus
| She told me that the sadness on their couple took over
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| Que leur gamin était pris entre deux feux
| That their kid was caught in the crossfire
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| Qu’elle était bien loin cette époque de la fac
| How far away was that college time
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| Que leur sourire avait disparu en même temps qu’toutes ces belles phrases
| That their smile had disappeared along with all those beautiful phrases
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| Elle m’a dit qu'à la longue
| She told me that in the long run
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| Ils se sont refugiés dans le manque de dialogue
| They took refuge in the lack of dialogue
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| Elle m’a dit «on s’enfonce un peu plus»
| She said "we're sinking a little deeper"
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| Il m’a dit un peu près la même chose
| He told me pretty much the same thing
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| Il m’a dit qu’il en peut plus
| He told me he can't take it anymore
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| Une parenthèse
| Parenthesis
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| Tous les parents disent «quand t’a un gosse c’est là qu’tu t’rends compte
| All the parents say "when you have a kid that's when you realize
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| comment
| How? 'Or' What
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| Tes parents t’aiment»
| Your parents love you"
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| Son père, sa mère pensent à lui
| His father, his mother think of him
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| Voila une cause qui les rallie à vie
| This is a cause that unites them for life
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| Au cœur des conflits
| At the heart of conflicts
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| Ces jeunes couples
| These young couples
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| S’aiment, s’accouplent
| love each other, mate
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| Quand le rêve s'écourte qui prend les coups
| When the dream is shortened who takes the blows
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| Tous les parents disent «quand t’a un gosse c’est là qu’tu t’rends compte
| All the parents say "when you have a kid that's when you realize
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| comment
| How? 'Or' What
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| Tes parents t’aiment»
| Your parents love you"
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| Ce gosse c’est le vôtre, non?
| This kid is yours, right?
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| Est-il prêt à accepter un beau-père ou une belle-maman?
| Is he ready to accept a stepfather or a stepmother?
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| Pensez à son bonheur, ses repères
| Think of his happiness, his bearings
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| Il est trop tard pour en vouloir à la terre entière
| It's too late to blame the whole world
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| J’pense à lui scotché devant des émissions d’abrutis
| I think of him stuck in front of moronic shows
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| Il veut faire comme les grands et il fait pas c’qu’on lui dit
| He wants to do like the big guys and he doesn't do what he's told
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| J’pense à lui au cœur des conflits
| I think of him at the heart of conflicts
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| Il voit son père, sa mère s’embrouiller, crier, ça a été trop vite
| He sees his father, his mother getting confused, screaming, it was too fast
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| J’pense à lui éduqué avec légereté
| I think of him educated with lightness
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| Pour lui la puberté rime avec liberté
| For him puberty rhymes with freedom
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| Ce petit il a compris
| This little one he understood
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| Les relations entre son père et sa mère s’compliquent
| The relations between his father and his mother are complicated
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| La tristesse est complice du conflit
| Sadness is an accomplice to conflict
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| Une parenthèse
| Parenthesis
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| Tous les parents disent «quand t’a un gosse c’est là qu’tu t’rends compte
| All the parents say "when you have a kid that's when you realize
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| comment
| How? 'Or' What
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| Tes parents t’aiment»
| Your parents love you"
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| Son père, sa mère pensent à lui
| His father, his mother think of him
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| Voila une cause qui les rallie à vie
| This is a cause that unites them for life
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| Au cœur des conflits
| At the heart of conflicts
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| Ces jeunes couples
| These young couples
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| S’aiment, s’accouplent
| love each other, mate
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| Quand le rêve s'écourte qui prend les coups
| When the dream is shortened who takes the blows
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| Tous les parents disent «quand t’a un gosse c’est là qu’tu t’rends compte
| All the parents say "when you have a kid that's when you realize
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| comment
| How? 'Or' What
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| Tes parents t’aiment»
| Your parents love you"
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| Ils m’ont dit une chose en commun
| They told me one thing in common
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| C’est l'énorme responsabilité d'élever un gamin, concevoir un gamin
| It's a huge responsibility to raise a kid, conceive a kid
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| D’avoir une vie entre les mains | To have a life in your hands |