| Roger était militant depuis 21 ans
| Roger had been an activist for 21 years
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| Roger avait mis le temps
| Roger had taken the time
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| Mais gagnait maintenant
| But was winning now
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| Sympathisant, socialisant
| sympathetic, socializing
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| Comme ses parents et comme ses grands-parents
| Like his parents and like his grandparents
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| Roger avait fait ce qu’on appelle changement
| Roger had made what is called change
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| Ex-Robin des bois
| Ex-Robin Hood
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| Ne cours plus dans les bois
| Don't run in the woods anymore
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| Ex-Robin des bois
| Ex-Robin Hood
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| Travaille pour le roi
| Work for the King
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| Roger et ses copains bossaient
| Roger and his buddies were working
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| Main dans la main
| Together
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| D’espoir après l’turbin
| Of hope after the turbine
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| Ils construisaient demain
| They were building tomorrow
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| Réunions syndicales, idées fondamentales
| Union meetings, basic ideas
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| Ecrire dans le journal, positions radicales
| Writing in the newspaper, radical positions
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| Et l’affiche rouge et noir
| And the red and black poster
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| Avec écrit changement
| With written change
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| Ex-Robin des bois
| Ex-Robin Hood
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| Ne cours plus dans les bois
| Don't run in the woods anymore
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| Ex-Robin des bois
| Ex-Robin Hood
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| Travaille pour le roi
| Work for the King
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| Ex-Robin des bois
| Ex-Robin Hood
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| N’est plus un hors la loi
| No longer an outlaw
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| Ex-Robin des bois
| Ex-Robin Hood
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| Travaille pour le roi
| Work for the King
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| Mais depuis le 10 mai
| But since May 10
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| Roger a bien changé
| Roger has changed a lot
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| Ses soirs, il les a passés devant sa télé
| His evenings he spent in front of his TV
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| A écouter, à regarder
| To listen, to watch
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| Les autres le citer, les autres gouverner
| Others quote it, others rule
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| Et les mêmes gens parler au président
| And the same people talking to the president
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| Roger a mis le temps, Roger plus militant
| Roger took the time, Roger more militant
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| Maintenant Roger attend quoi:
| Now what is Roger waiting for:
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| Changement !
| Change !
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| Ex-Robin des bois
| Ex-Robin Hood
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| Ne cours plus dans les bois
| Don't run in the woods anymore
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| Ex-Robin des bois
| Ex-Robin Hood
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| Travaille pour le…
| Works for the…
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| Travaille pour le…
| Works for the…
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| Travaille pour le ROI !
| Work for the KING!
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| Pour le roi !
| For the king!
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| Pour le roi ! | For the king! |