| Petit enfant un jour est née
| Little child one day was born
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| Mais saura-t'il pardonner
| But will he be able to forgive
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| A ses parents qui l’ont laissés seul un jour perdu et abandonné
| To his parents who left him alone one day lost and abandoned
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| Il traine tard le soir mais personne ne lui dit qu’il doit rentrer
| He hangs out late at night but no one tells him he has to go home
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| Ce n’est qu’un enfant mais seul il survit, doit se débrouiller
| He's just a child but alone he survives, must fend for himself
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| Mais dans la misère il n’a pas la chance d'être heureux
| But in misery he has no chance to be happy
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| Il voit le temps qui passe et n’a plus la force de s’habiller
| He sees the passing of time and no longer has the strength to dress
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| Il veut pleurer mais la nuit les anges lui disent d’oublier
| He wants to cry but at night the angels tell him to forget
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| Il doit se redonner l’envie et continuer d’avancer, yeah, yeah
| He gotta kick back and keep on going, yeah, yeah
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| Épuisé, fatigué
| Exhausted, tired
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| Petit enfant doit grandir et continuer d’avancer
| Little child must grow and keep moving forward
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| Et continuer d’avancer
| And keep moving forward
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| Petit enfant a bien grandi
| Little child has grown well
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| Dans ce bidonville loin d’ici
| In this slum far away
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| Il prend de l’age s’endurcit mais son cœur lui n’a toujours pas muri
| He's getting older, getting tougher but his heart still hasn't matured
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| La tristesse le hante, il s’aperçoit de ce monde incompris
| Sadness haunts him, he notices this misunderstood world
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| Condamné à souffrir sous le regard de ces?
| Doomed to suffer under the gaze of these?
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| Mais dans la misère il n’a pas la chance d'être heureux
| But in misery he has no chance to be happy
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| Il voit le temps qui passe et n’a plus la force de s’habiller
| He sees the passing of time and no longer has the strength to dress
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| Il veut pleurer mais la nuit les anges lui disent d’oublier
| He wants to cry but at night the angels tell him to forget
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| Il doit se redonner l’envie et continuer d’avancer, yeah, yeah
| He gotta kick back and keep on going, yeah, yeah
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| Épuisé, fatigué
| Exhausted, tired
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| Petit enfant doit grandir et continuer d’avancer
| Little child must grow and keep moving forward
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| Petit enfant remuera ciel et terre pour trouver le bonheur
| Little child will move heaven and earth to find happiness
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| Il lève les yeux au ciel et doit s’y faire, il cachera ses peurs
| He rolls his eyes and has to get used to it, he'll hide his fears
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| Qu’en dira son père et toute les nuits il chante Papa ou t’es
| What will his father say and every night he sings Papa ou t'es
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| Il voit le temps qui passe et n’a plus la force de s’habiller
| He sees the passing of time and no longer has the strength to dress
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| Il veut pleurer mais la nuit les anges lui disent d’oublier
| He wants to cry but at night the angels tell him to forget
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| Il doit se redonner l’envie et continuer d’avancer, yeah, yeah
| He gotta kick back and keep on going, yeah, yeah
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| Épuisé, fatigué
| Exhausted, tired
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| Petit enfant doit grandir et continuer d’avancer | Little child must grow and keep moving forward |