Le Curé English translation

I who am the young priest
Moi qui suis le jeune curé
From the abandoned parish,
De la paroisse abandonnée
Over there, on the mountainside,
Là-bas, au flanc de la montagne
Me who interests no one
Moi qui n′intéresse personne
No more the Cardinals of Rome
Pas plus les Cardinaux de Rome
That my parishioners who damn themselves,
Que mes paroissiens qui se damnent
When I'm bored, on winter evenings,
Quand je m'ennuie, les soirs d′hiver
Like a shepherd in his desert,
Comme un berger dans son désert
I'm going to sleep in my church.
Je vais coucher dans mon église

Oh, good God, if only there were two of us.
Ah, bon Dieu, si l'on était deux
Oh, good God, if only there were two of us.
Ah, bon Dieu, si l'on était deux
To love you, to serve you,
Pour t′aimer, pour te servir
There wouldn't be too many of us.
On ne serait pas trop de deux
Oh, good God, if only there were two of us.
Ah, bon Dieu, si l′on était deux

I who am the young priest
Moi qui suis le jeune curé
From the abandoned parish,
De la paroisse abandonnée
I often think about this woman
Souvent, je pense à cette femme
Who would share the bread and salt,
Qui partagerait le pain, le sel
Who would put me to sleep with her
Qui m'endormirait avec elle
And who would protect my soul,
Et qui protégerait mon âme
But there before the cross of God,
Mais là-devant la croix de Dieu
My prayer does not reach the heavens.
Ma prière n′atteint pas les cieux
I am all alone in my church.
Je suis tout seul dans mon église

Oh, good God, if only there were two of us.
Ah, bon Dieu, si l'on était deux
Oh, good God, if only there were two of us.
Ah, bon Dieu, si l′on était deux
To love you, to serve you,
Pour t'aimer, pour te servir
There wouldn't be too many of us.
On ne serait pas trop de deux
Oh, good God, if only there were two of us.
Ah, bon Dieu, si l′on était deux

Grant me this favor.
Accorde-moi cette faveur
If you don't hear me Lord,
Si tu ne m'entends pas, Seigneur
Tomorrow we will close your church.
Demain, on fermera ton église

Oh, good God, if only there were two of us.
Ah, bon Dieu, si l'on était deux
Oh, good God, if only there were two of us.
Ah, bon Dieu, si l′on était deux
To love you, to serve you,
Pour t′aimer, pour te servir
There wouldn't be too many of us.
On ne serait pas trop de deux
Oh, good God, if only there were two of us.
Ah, bon Dieu, si l'on était deux

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