Le temps des cathédrales [English translation]

[Gringoire]

This is a story that takes place

In fair Paris in the year of our Lord

Fourteen hundred eighty two

A story of love and of desire

We, the anonymous artists

Of sculpture and verse,

Will attempt to transcribe it for you

And for the centuries to come

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The age of cathedrals has come

The world has entered

A new millennium

Man wanted to reach the stars

To write his story

In glass and in stone

Stone after stone, day after day

From century to century with love

He saw the towers rise

That he had built with his hands

The poets and the troubadours

Sang songs of love

That promised the human race

Better days to come

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The age of cathedrals has gone

The hoard of barbarians

Storms the city gates

Let them in, these pagans, these vandals

The end of this world

Is predicted for the year 2000

Is predicted for the year 2000