| Originale | Versione inglese di Zachary Richard |
| LA BALLADE DE JEAN SAINT MALO | LA BALLADE DE JEAN SAINT MALO |
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| Méfie toi de Jean St. Malo, | Beware of Jean Saint Malo, |
| Il va t’emmener dans la perdition. | He will lead you to ruin. |
| Coucher dehors le long du bayou, | Sleeping along the bayou, |
| Vivre la vie marron. | Living the free life. |
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| Il dit que sa mama yété princesse africaine, | He says that his mother was an African princess, |
| Et son papa c’est le dieu Tchango. | And that his father was the god Tchango. |
| Comment ça se fait qu’il couche dans les roseaux. | So why does he sleep outdoors in the roseaux cane. |
| Vivre la vie marron. | Vivre la vie marron. |
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| Vivre la vie marron, briser les anneaux. | Live the free life, break the chains. |
| Vivre la vie marron, libre comme les oiseaux. | Live the free life, as free as a bird. |
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| Quand il fait noir après la nuit tombée, | Once it is dark after the night has fallen, |
| Il arrive de par-derrière le marais. | He will sneak up from behind the swamp. |
| Voler maïs, voler bête à cornes. | Stealing corn, stealing cattle. |
| Vivre la vie marron. | Vivre la vie marron. |
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| Vivre la vie marron, briser les anneaux. | Live the free life, break the chains. |
| Vivre la vie marron, libre comme les oiseaux. | Live the free life, as free as a bird. |
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| Méfie toi pour l’amour de dieu, Marie. | Beware for the love of God, Marie. |
| Il va voler ton coeur aussi. | He will also steal your heart. |
| Pour t’emmener aussi loin de ton pays. | To take you far away from your home. |
| Vivre la vie marron. | Vivre la vie marron. |
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| Vivre la vie marron, briser les anneaux. | Live the free life, break the chains. |
| Vivre la vie marron, libre comme les oiseaux. | Live the free life, as free as a bird. |
