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AIME / LOVE

C'est un fruit sucré que l'univers et la terre ensemencent
It's a sweet fruit which is sown by the Universe and the Earth
Un cadeau divin qui nous est offert
A divine gift which is given to us
Si l'on croit à cette chance
If we believe (in this luck)
La vie s'arrange pour nous donner
Life has a way of giving us
L'autre moitié d'orange
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Even though Céline Dion is French-Canadian, some of her songs are in French. Therefore, I shall share them in my "French Files" ;)

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IMMENSITE / IMMENSENESS

J'ai vu l'Oural, le Sahara
I've seen the Urals, the Sahara
Les nuits fauves d'une reine de Saba
The wild nights of a queen of Sheeba
J'ai vu la terre, quelques orages
I've seen the earth, some storms
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This song was released in 1969, but had a re-release in 1971, and subsequently topped the charts in numerous countries, including non French-speaking ones.  The title roughly translates as "For a Flirt", but for "logical" reasons and a fluid lyric translation, I have used "To Flirt (With You)".

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POUR UN FLIRT / TO FLIRT (WITH YOU)

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If you want to be technical about it, this is not a "French" song.  That is to say that is not from "France".  It was the Monaco entry into the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest.  It came 1st... As it is in French, I have included it in my "French Files" ;)

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UN BANC, UN ARBRE, UNE RUE / A BENCH, A TREE, A STREET

On a tous un banc, un arbre ou une rue
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SOLEIL / SUN
On n'a pas le même drapeau,
We don't (all) have the same flag,
Ni la même couleur de peau,
Or the same colour of skin,
On n'a pas le même langage,
We don't (all) have the same language,
La même culture, les mêmes images.
The same culture, the same pictures.

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 For med_cat and muskyncense and for anyone else too :)

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MADELEINE

Ce soir j'attends Madeleine
Tonight I'm waiting for Madeleine
J'ai apporté du lilas
I've brought some Lilacs
J'en apporte toutes les semaines
I bring some every week
Madeleine elle aime bien ça
Madeleine likes that
Ce soir j'attends Madeleine
Tonight I'm waiting for Madeleine
On prendra le tram trente-trois
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MES MAINS SUR TES HANCHES
MY HANDS ON YOUR HIPS

Sois pas fâchée si je te chante
Don't be angry if I sing to you 
Les souvenirs de mes quinze ans
About my memories of being fifteen
Ne boude pas si tu es absente
Don't sulk if you were not
Dans mes rêveries d'adolescent
In my teenage dreams

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TCHIN TCHIN
CHEERS

A tous ceux qui partent, tchin tchin tchin
To all those whom are leaving, cheers
A tous ceux qui restent, tchin tchin tchin
To all whom are staying, cheers
A tous ceux qui tombent, tchin tchin tchin
To all the fallen, cheers
A tous ceux qui sombrent, tchin tchin tchin
To all those whom founder, cheers

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