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La Veuve de Sept Ans |
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The Seven Years’ Widow |
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Dessus le premier jour de noce |
On the wedding day |
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"It is to the war you must go. |
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"C’est a la guerre il faut aller, |
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"Ne pleurez pas autant, la belle. |
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"Don't cry so much. dear. |
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"Oh. my campaign was quite successful – |
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"Oh, ma campagne elle a bien été belie – |
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"At the beginning of the seventh year. |
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"Au bout de la septième année |
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She turned to her mother: |
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Elle se retourne-t-à sa mère: |
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”Have courage, have courage, my daughter, |
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"Courage, courage, courage, ma fille, |
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*This is by no means a literal translation, but it is an accurate interpretation of the gist of the line. |
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copyright 1974 and 1999 |
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