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Aux marches du palais | | The courthouse steps |
Aux marches du palais (bis) | | The courthouse steps (repeat) |
Y'a une tant belle fille, lon, la, | | There is a beautiful girl, la, la, |
Y'a une tant belle fille. | | There is a beautiful girl. |
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Elle a tant d'amoureux (bis) | | She is so in love (repeat) |
Qu'ell' ne sait lequel prendre, lon, la, | | That she does not know which one to take, la, la, |
Qu'ell' ne sait lequel prendre. | | That she does not know which one to take. |
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C'est un p'tit cordonnier (bis) | | There is a little shoemaker (bis) |
Qu'a eu sa préférence, lon, la, | | Has had his preference, la, the, |
Qu'a eu sa préférence. | | What was his preference. |
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Et c'est en la chaussant (bis) | | And it is in the footwear (bis) |
Qu'il lui fit sa demande, lon, la, | | He made his request, lon, the, |
Qu'il lui fit sa demande. | | He made his request. |
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La bell' si tu voulais (bis) | | The bell 'if you want (repeat) |
Nous dormirions ensemble, lon, la, | | We would sleep together, la, la, |
Nous dormirions ensemble. | | We would sleep together. |
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Dans un grand lit carré (bis) | | In a large square bed (repeat) |
Garni de toile blanche, lon, la, | | Topped with white canvas, la, la, |
Garni de toile blanche. | | Topped with white linen. |
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Aux quatre coins du lit (bis) | | Around the bed (repeat) |
Un bouquet de pervenches, lon, la, | | A bouquet of periwinkle, la, la, |
Un bouquet de pervenches. | | A bouquet of periwinkle. |
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Dans le mitan du lit (bis) | | In the middle of the bed (repeat) |
La rivière est profonde, lon, la, | | The river is deep, la, la, |
La rivière est profonde. | | The river is deep. |
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Tous les chevaux du roi (bis) | | All the king's horses (repeat) |
Pourraient y boire ensemble, lon, la, | | Could drink together, la, la, |
Pourraient y boire ensemble. | | Could drink together. |
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Et là nous dormirions (bis) | | And then we would sleep (repeat) |
Jusqu'à la fin du monde, lon, la, | | Until the end of the world, la, la, |
Jusqu'à la fin du monde. | | Until the end of the world. |
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