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Sweet Earth

Worn out from work1
The man had come back to find
 
The tender caresses of his wife
The tender caresses from here and there
 
Her white hands
The fresh perfume
Of her gentle body
Her soft skin
 
And the earth became sweet2 again.
 

• 1. Literally, “made skinny”
• 2. Or “tender,” “gentle,” “pleasant.”

Over There

Over there, over there in the little valley
A ploughman was sowing wheat
O Good God!
A ploughman was sowing wheat
 
I saw the Holy Virgin come,
Poor thing, fleeing with her child.
O Good God!
Poor thing, fleeing with her child.
 
But, she says, ploughman, good sir,
Do you believe that you could save me?
O Good God!
Do you believe that you could save me?
 
By my faith, by my faith, my good lady
For a certainty, I will do anything I can!
O Good God!
For a certainty, I will do anything I can!
 
They see King Herod coming
With his great troop of soldiers.
O Good God!
With his great troop of soldiers.
 
But, he says, you, ploughman, good sir,
You wouldn’t have happened to see pass by
Oh Good God!
You wouldn’t have happened to see pass by
 
A very beautiful pilgrim
Poor thing, fleeing with her child?
Oh Good God!
Poor thing, fleeing with her child?
 
But after I had seen her
The wheat flourished, with such large grains.
Oh Good God!
The wheat flourished, with such large grains.
 

The Room Is Wide Open

The room is wide open
A woman is getting undressed 1
 
In front of the mirror of the armoire
 
She finds herself still beautiful
 
A cat yawns
 
The lilies
Climb beside the window
 
And they burst out laughing…
 

• 1. These lines are repeated throughout the song, interspersed with the following lines.

Have a Good Time Girls

Guys1 act
as sweet as melons
But as soon as they
Have you, they stop talking about love
And they work so hard
If they want to conquer you
But as soon as they
Have you, they don’t want to snuggle anymore
A guy wants a girl,
He acts like a gentleman as long as he doesn’t have her
When he doesn’t have her, he acts like he’s God’s gift
He drops her just as fast.
 
A guy wants a girl,
He acts like a gentleman as long as he doesn’t have her
When he doesn’t have her, he acts like he’s God’s gift
But none of that will last.
Guys act
sweet as melons
But as soon as they
Have you, they stop talking about love
But as soon as they
Have you, they stop talking about love
 
Every guy wants a girl,
He acts like a perfect gentleman as long as he doesn’t have her
When he doesn’t have her, he acts like he’s God’s gift
He acts like a total sweetheart and everything goes well
Every guy wants a girl,
He acts like a perfect gentleman as long as he doesn’t have her
When he doesn’t have her, he acts like he’s God’s gift
But none of that will last.
 
Have a good time, girls,
Enjoy it while you can
Once you’re married
The good times will be gone
Once you’re married
The good times will be gone
 
“If what happens to me, happens to me
I want to get married
This came into my mind
I can’t get it out of my head
This came into my mind
I can’t get it out of my head”
 
A week passed by
“Marianne, open up!”
She got up in in a flurry
If looks could kill
She got up in a flurry
If looks could kill
 
He had barely come through the doorway
When he turned on his heels
“What a demon of drunkenness
coming from the strip clubs!”
She had to have him get rid of this desire
To go out all night
This lover is one to disappear
totally nuts, such a nitwit!
What happened to the promises
when we were dating?
So I was only the mistress
with her skinny waist forever!”
 
Guys act
as sweet as melons
But as soon as they
Have you, they stop talking about love
But as soon as they
Have you, they stop talking about love
 
Every guy wants a girl,
He acts like a perfect gentleman as long as he doesn’t have her
When he doesn’t have her, he acts like he’s God’s gift
He acts like a total sweetheart and everything goes well
Every guy wants a girl,
He acts like a perfect gentleman as long as he doesn’t have her
When he doesn’t have her, he acts like he’s God’s gift
But none of that will last.
 

• 1. Literally closer in meaning to “suitors.”