| On m’a dit qu’c'était là que tu venais souvent
| They told me that's where you often come
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| J’ai pensé: «N'y vas pas «et j’suis venu, pourtant
| I thought, "Don't go" and I came, however
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| J’avais plus l’habitude qu’on me remballe
| I was more used to being teased
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| Mais comme t'étais du sud, j’ai pris un mistral
| But since you were from the south, I took a mistral
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| Moi, j’voulais n’importe quoi tant qu’c'était avec toi
| Me, I wanted anything as long as it was with you
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| Même devenir amis, même conduire dans Paris
| Even become friends, even drive in Paris
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| Faut pas faire des études pour être au courant
| You don't have to study to know
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| Que comme t'étais du sud, tu prenais ton temps
| That since you were from the south, you took your time
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| La fille du sud, elle avait mis
| The girl from the south, she had put
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| Dans ma vie tout son pays
| In my life all his country
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| La fille du sud, j’l’attendais là
| The girl from the south, I was waiting for her there
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| Pour partir
| To go
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| La fille du sud, quand elle avait froid
| The girl from the south, when she was cold
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| J’aurais fait n’importe quoi
| I would have done anything
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| Les filles du sud, je vous le dis
| Southern girls, I tell you
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| Ne sont pas n’importe qui
| Are not anyone
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| Puis on est devenus copains et copains, c’est moins bien
| Then we became buddies and buddies, it's not so good
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| Mais s’engueuler à deux, bah c’est mieux qu'à un
| But to argue with two, well it's better than with one
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| Avant toi, c'était dur et froid comme la nuit
| Before you it was hard and cold as the night
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| Mais comme t'étais du sud, t’as réchauffé ma vie
| But since you were from the south, you warmed my life
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| La fille du sud, elle avait mis
| The girl from the south, she had put
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| Dans ma vie tout son pays
| In my life all his country
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| La fille du sud, j’l’attendais là
| The girl from the south, I was waiting for her there
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| Pour partir
| To go
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| La fille du sud, quand elle avait froid
| The girl from the south, when she was cold
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| J’aurais fait n’importe quoi
| I would have done anything
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| Les filles du sud, je vous le dis
| Southern girls, I tell you
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| Ne sont pas n’importe qui
| Are not anyone
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| Oh-oh-oh
| Oh oh oh
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| (Oh-oh)
| (Oh oh)
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| (Oh-oh)
| (Oh oh)
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| (Oh-oh)
| (Oh oh)
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| La fille du sud, elle est comme un soleil
| The girl from the south, she's like a sun
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| Qui rayonne et qui donne le sourire au réveil
| Who shines and brings a smile when you wake up
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| Elle est ma plus belle vue et mon plus bel été
| She is my most beautiful view and my most beautiful summer
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| Elle a mis dans ma rue la Méditerranée
| She put in my street the Mediterranean
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| Et deux anneaux plus tard, dans du papier d’argent
| And two rings later, in silver paper
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| J’ai rangé notre histoire, ce mistral gagnant
| I tidied up our story, this winning mistral
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| Ce jour où je t’ai plu m’interroge souvent
| That day you liked me often questions me
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| Comme tu venais du sud, était-ce un accident?
| As you came from the south, was it an accident?
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| La fille du sud
| The girl from the south
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| La fille du sud | The girl from the south |