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Un jour, un enfant - lyrics - Diggiloo Thrush
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//--> </script> <a name='main'></a> <br /> <center> <table width='100%' class='text' id='lyrics-table'> <tr> <td width='50%'><h2>Un jour, un enfant</h2></td> <td width='50%' class='tran'><h2>A day, a child</h2></td> </tr> <tr><td>Un jour se lèvera sur trois branches de lilas</td> <td>A day will dawn upon three branches of lilac</td></tr> <tr><td>Qu'un enfant regardera comme un livre d'images</td> <td>That a child will watch like a picture book</td></tr> <tr><td>Le monde autour de lui sera vide, et c'est ainsi</td> <td>The world around him will be empty, and it's like this</td></tr> <tr><td>Qu'il inventera la vie à sa première page:</td> <td>That he'll invent life on his first page:</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>En dessinant la forme d'une orange</td> <td>Drawing the shape of an orange</td></tr> <tr><td>Il donnera au ciel son premier soleil</td> <td>He'll give the sky its first sun</td></tr> <tr><td>En dessinant l'oiseau, il inventera la fleur</td> <td>Drawing the bird, he'll invent the flower</td></tr> <tr><td>En cherchant le bruit de l'eau, il entendra le cri du cœur</td> <td>Looking for the sound of water, he'll hear the heartfelt cry</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>En dessinant les branches d'une étoile</td> <td>Drawing the rays of a star</td></tr> <tr><td>Il trouvera, l'enfant, le chemin des grands</td> <td>The child will find the road of grown-ups</td></tr> <tr><td>Des grands qui ont gardé un regard émerveillé</td> <td>Grown-ups who kept a surprising look</td></tr> <tr><td>Pour les fruits de chaque jour et pour les roses de l'amour</td> <td>For everyday fruit and for the roses of love</td></tr> </table> </center> <br /> <div class='notes'> <p>Translation by Carlos Martinez.</p> </div> </div> <table id='footer' style='width: 100%; 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