Sous le dome epais, ou le blanc jasmin
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A la rose sĄŻassemble
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Sur la rive en fleurs, riant au matin
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Viens, descendons ensemble.
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(Under the thick dome, where the white jasmine
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With the rose gathers,
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To the flowered river bank, with morning laughter,
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Come, let us go down together.)
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Doucement glissons de son flot charmant
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Suivons le courant fuyant
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Dans lĄŻonde fremissante
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DĄŻune main nonchalante
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Viens, gagnons le bord,
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Ou la source dort
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Et lĄŻoiseau, lĄŻoiseau chante.
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(Gently let us slip from the pleasant rising flow,
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Let us follow the fleeting current
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In the shimmering stream,
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Without any care,
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Come, let us reach the bank,
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Where the spring waters slumber
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And the bird, the bird, she sings.)
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Sous le dome epais
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Ou le blanc jasmin,
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Ah! descendons
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Ensemble!
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(Under the thick dome where the white jasmine
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Ah! We descend
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Together!)
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Mais, je ne sais quelle crainte subite,
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SĄŻempare de moi,
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Quand mon pere va seul
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A leur ville maudite
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Je tremble, je tremble dĄŻeffroi!
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Pour que le dieu Ganesa le protege
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JusqueĄŻa lĄŻetang ou sĄŻebattent joyeux
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Les cygnes aux ailes de neige
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Allons cueillir les lotus bleus
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Ou, pres des cygnes aux ailes de neige
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Allons cueillir les lotus bleus.
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(But I don't know what sudden dread,
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takes me over, when my father goes alone,
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to their cursed town,
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I tremble, I tremble of fear!
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So the god Ganesa protects him,
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Up to where the source runs joyful,
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The swans with wings of snow,
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let us go gather the blue lotus,
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near the swans with wings of snow,
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let us gather the blue lotus.)
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Sous le dome epais
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Ou le blanc jasmin
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A la rose sĄŻassemble
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Sur la rive en fleurs
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Riant au matin
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Viens, descendons ensemble.
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(Under the thick dome where the white jasmine
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Ah! We descend
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Together! Under the thick dome where white jasmine
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With the roses entwined together
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On the river bank covered with flowers laughing in the morning)
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Doucement glissons de son flot charmant,
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Suivons le courant fuyant
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Dans lĄŻonde fremissante
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DĄŻune main nonchalante
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Viens, gagnons le bord
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Ou la source dort et
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LĄŻoiseau, lĄŻoiseau chante.
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(Let us descend together
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Gently floating on its charming risings,
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On the riverĄŻs current
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On the shining waves,
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One hand reaches,
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Reaches for the bank,
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Where the spring sleeps,
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And the bird, the bird sings.)
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Sous le dome epais
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Ou le blanc jasmin,
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Ah! descendons
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Ensemble!
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(Under the thick dome where the white jasmine
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Ah! We descend
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Together!)
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The Flower Duet
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| Katherine Jenkins |
