Dalida - Marie Marie (English translation)

Dalida – Marie Marie

English translation

English

Translation

Marie Marie

On Easter

Or on Lent

When I'm released

When I've paid my dues

I will run to kiss you

In our garden in England

The roses should've blossomed

Please take some to my mother

That would make me very happy

Marie

Write more often

Marie

To prisoner number 14200

I work

In the library

I find ways to have a good time

I have all the poets as friends

Baudelaire, Châteaubriand

Believe it or not

The people here are really kind

We're served dessert on Sundays

And fish on Fridays

Marie

Write more often

Marie

To prisoner number 14200

On Easter

Or on Lent

The time will soon come

When you'll be able to say

“I love you”

To prisoner number 14200

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This is a poetic translation - deviations from the meaning of the original are present (extra words, extra or omitted information, substituted concepts).

Submitted by

Rafael Dejesus on 2025-12-05

Author's comments:

I'm not exactly sure what the number “14200” is in reference to, but I deduce that it's either a postal code or perhaps the prisoner number.

French

Original lyrics

Marie Marie

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