Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va |
The one who stays and the one who leaves |
À la fin d'un amour, celui qui reste est le perdant |
At the end of a love affair, the one who stays is the loser |
Celui qui part sait déjà que quelqu'un l'attend |
The one who leaves already knows somebody is waiting |
À la fin d'un amour, à l'instant du dernier regard |
At the end of a love affair, at the moment of the last glance |
Il y a toujours, toujours sur terre quelque part |
There's always, always on earth somewhere |
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Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va |
The one who stays and the one who leaves |
Celui qui parle et celui qui n'ose pas |
The one who talks and the one who doesn't dare |
Celui qui pleure, celui qui baisse les yeux |
The one who cries, the one who lowers his eyes |
Il y a toujours, toujours à l'instant d'un adieu |
There's always, always a moment of farewell |
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Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va |
The one who stays and the one who leaves |
Celui qui triche et celui qui ne sait pas |
The one who cheats and the one who doesn't know it |
Celui qui va très bientôt trouver l'oubli |
The one who very soon is to be forgotten |
Et l'autre qui restera seul toute sa vie |
And the other who will stay alone all his life |
Toute sa vie |
All his life |
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Bien sûr je te comprends, il fallait en arriver là |
Of course I understand you, things had to happen this way |
Tu as la force de partir, je ne l'ai pas |
You have the power to leave, I don't have it |
Bien sûr que je comprends, bien sûr que je ne t'en veux pas |
Of course I understand, of course I'm not mad at you |
Mais déjà 'nous' voilà devenus 'toi et moi' |
But lo and behold, 'we' already became 'you and me' |
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Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va |
The one who stays and the one who leaves |
Celui qui parle et celui qui n'ose pas |
The one who talks and the one who doesn't dare |
Celui qui pleure, celui qui baisse les yeux |
The one who cries, the one who lowers his eyes |
Il y a toujours, toujours à l'instant d'un adieu |
There's always, always a moment of farewell |
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Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va |
The one who stays and the one who leaves |
Celui qui triche et celui qui ne sait pas |
The one who cheats and the one who doesn't know it |
Celui qui va très bientôt trouver l'oubli |
The one who very soon is to be forgotten |
Et l'autre qui restera seul toute sa vie |
And the other who will stay alone all his life |
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Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va |
The one who stays and the one who leaves |