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Barbapoux
Licebeard
Chanson enfantine
(French)
Children's Song
(English)

Y' avait dans mon village
Un homme appelé Poux
Il avait une barbe
Qui était pleine de poux.
Barbapoux, Barbapoux, Barbapoux, Barbapoux.

Célina, ma jolie,
Si je t'aime c'est pour la vie,
Célina, fleur d'égout,
Si je t'aime, c'est pour tes poux.

There was in my village
A man whose name was Lice,
He had a beard
That was full of lice,
Licebeard, Licebeard, Licebeard, Licebeard.

Celina, my pretty,
If I love you, it's for life,
Celina, sewer flower,
If I love you, it's for your lice.

Thanks and Acknowledgements

Translation: Monique Palomares

Many thanks to Edit' Dupont for contributing and singing this song for Mama Lisa's World.

Merci beaucoup!

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