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Il est cinq heures (1966)
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French
Translation
La fille du Père Noël
Santa's daughter
I found her early in the morning
All naked in my big shoes
placed in front of the fireplace
I don't need to spell it out
The beat that my heart skipped*
I threw my whip on the bed
Against her,I leaned
I was struck dumb by her beauty
Tired,I was hungover
All night I helped my dad
I put the wood in the fire
In the fireplace,there wasn't her dad
[Refrain]
It was Santa's daughter
I was Father Whipper's son**
Her name was Marie Noël
My name was Jean Balthazar
I take the girl in my arms
She says but no Balthazar
Don't be braggart
I fell down here by chance
All night long I was whipping
Non-stop, the bad people.
All night long, she was giving away
gifts to all the children
[Refrain]
She came down my chimney by mistake,
She was there in my shoes.
And since I couldn't take her heart away
I just put her on the landing
It was Santa's daughter
I was Father Whipper's son
She said to me with a rattling sound,
Bye Bye ! Balthazar at random ! ***
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* The Beat That My Heart Skipped is a 2005 French film, It tells the story of a shady realtor torn between a criminal life and his desire to become a concert pianist.
** Father Whipper is a character who accompanies St. Nicholas in his rounds during St. Nicholas' Day,dispensing lumps of coal and/or floggings to the naughty children while St. Nick gives gifts to the well behaved.
***Balthazar,At Random is a 1966 French film about Marie and her beloved donkey Balthazar.They become separated but during the following years,Balthazar and Marie suffer at the hands of the same people.
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Merci beaucoup de cette traduction, avec les références culturelles appropriées