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| Il était une bergère | | She was a Shepherdess |
| Il était une bergère, | | She was a shepherdess, |
| Et ron et ron, petit patapon, | | And ron and ron, small patapon, |
| Il était une bergère | | She was a shepherdess |
| Qui gardait ses mouton, | | Who kept her sheep, |
| Ron ron, qui gardait ses moutons. | | Ron ron, Who kept her sheep. |
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| Elle fit un fromage, | | She made some cheese, |
| Et ron et ron, petit patapon | | And ron and ron, small patapon |
| Elle fit un fromage | | She made some cheese |
| Du lait de ses moutons, | | Of sheeps milk, |
| Ron ron, du lait de ses moutons | | Ron ron, of milk from the sheep. |
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| Le chat qui la regarde, | | The cat looks at it, |
| Et ron et ron, petit patapon, | | And ron and ron, small patapon, |
| Le chat qui la regarde | | The cat looks at it |
| D'un petit air fripon, | | Just a little rascal, |
| Ron ron, d'un petit air fripon. | | Ron ron, just a little rascal. |
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| Si tu y mets la patte, | | If you put your leg on it, |
| Et ron et ron, petit patapon, | | And ron and ron, small patapon, |
| Si tu y mets la patte | | If you put your leg on it |
| Tu auras du bâton, | | You will get the stick, |
| Ron ron, tu auras du bâton. | | Ron ron, you will get the stick. |
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| Il n'y mit pas la patte, | | It did not put its leg on it, |
| Et ron et ron, petit patapon, | | And ron and ron, small patapon, |
| Il n'y mit pas la patte | | It did not put its leg on it |
| Il y mit le menton, | | It touched it with its chin, |
| Ron ron, il y mit le menton. | | Ron ron, It touched it with its chin. |
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| La bergère en colère, | | The shepherdess in anger, |
| Et ron et ron, petit patapon, | | And ron and ron, small patapon, |
| La bergère en colère | | The shepherdess in anger |
| Battit le p'tit chaton, | | She hit the little cat, |
| Ron ron, battit le p'tit chaton. | | Ron ron, She hit the little cat. |
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