Il faut que je m'en aille [English translation]

Long gone are the days of our twenties

When quarrels ended up in fistfights

Never mind, this is not yet over

You can sing as long as the glass is refilled

[Refrain]

Let's drink one last time

To friendship, love, and joy

We did celebrate our reunion

But now I have to go, even though it makes me sad

You remember last summer

First time we got wasted together

You brought me home

Singing all the way, we walked backwards

[Refrain]

I decided to go and change stars

I have set sail on a ship

And became nothing more than a stranger

Quite unaware of my destination

[Refrain]

.... It's not that I get bored, but now I have to go

Did I tell you when I married

At the village townhall

I was laughing up my sleeve

When the mayor tried to say my name

[Refrain]

I didn't write during all these years

And you too, you got married

You've got three children to feed

Me, I've got five, if it's any consolation

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