Couvre-feu

Francesca Solleville

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Original	Translation by Lloyd Alexander
COUVRE-FEU	COUVRE-FEU

Que voulez-vous la porte était gardée	What did you expect the door was guarded
Que voulez-vous nous étions enfermés	What did you expect we were locked in
Que voulez-vous la rue était barrée	What did you expect the street was barred
Que voulez-vous la ville était matée	What did you expect the city was in check
Que voulez-vous elle était affamée	What did you expect it was starving
Que voulez-vous nous étions désarmés	What did you expect we were disarmed
Que voulez-vous la nuit était tombée	What did you expect the night had fallen
Que voulez-vous nous nous sommes aimés.	What did you expect we were in love.

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