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Je N'en Connais Pas la Fin

by Jeff Buckley

I used to know a little square
So long ago, when I was small
All summer long it had a fair*,                                                                                       * (foire)
Wonderful fair with swings* and all                                                                             * (balançoire)
I used to love my little square
And at the close of everyday

I could be found, dancing around
A merry-go-round* that used to play...                                                                         * (manège)
 

[Chorus]
"Oh, mon amour
A toi toujours
Dans tes grands yeux
Rien que nous deux"

All summer long my little fair
Made everyday seem like a holiday
Night after night it used to play
And people came there from so far away
And everyone sang that little tune*                                                                               *(air)
All around town you heard it played

Even Pepi from Napoli
He sang to Marie
This serenade...

[Chorus]


I can't forget my little square
Even though I'm so far away
I can't forget my little fair
Maybe it's still there, still there today
I sometimes hear that little tune
playing in a dream of long ago

And in my brain runs the refrain
That old French refrain I used to know...

[Chorus]
 

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