Michèle Lyrics in English by Gérard Lenorman

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Michèle by Gérard Lenorman from French to English.
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Tu avais à peine quinze ans
You were barely fifteen years old
Tes cheveux portaient des rubans
Your hair had ribbons
Tu habitais tout près
You lived very close
Du Grand Palais
To the Grand Palais
Je t'appelais le matin
I called you in the morning
Et ensemble on prenait le train
And together we took the train
Pour aller, au lycée
To go to high school
Michèle, assis près de toi
Michèle, sitting next to you
Moi j'attendais la récré
I waited for recess
Pour aller au café
To go to the café
Boire un chocolat
To drink a hot chocolate
Et puis t'embrasser
And then kiss you
Un jour tu as eu dix-sept ans
One day you turned seventeen
Tes cheveux volaient dans le vent
Your hair was blowing in the wind
Et souvent tu chantais
And often you sang
Oh, yesterday!
Oh, yesterday!
Les jeudis après-midi
On Thursday afternoons
On allait au cinéma gris
We went to the gloomy cinema
Voir les films, de Marilyn
To see the films of Marilyn
Michèle, un soir en décembre
Michèle, one evening in December
La neige tombait sur les toits
Snow was falling on the roofs
Nous étions toi et moi
We were you and I
Endormis ensemble
Asleep together
Pour la première fois
For the first time
Le temps a passé doucement
Time passed gently
Et déchu le Prince Charmant
And the Prince Charming fell from grace
Qui t'offrait des voyages
Who offered you trips
Dans ses nuages
In his clouds
On m'a dit que tu t'es mariée
I was told you got married
En avril au printemps dernier
Last April, last spring
Que tu vis, à Paris
That you live in Paris
Michèle, c'est bien loin tout ça
Michèle, all that is very far away
Les rues, les cafés joyeux
The streets, the joyful cafés
Même les trains de banlieue
Even the suburban trains
Se moquent de toi, se moquent de moi
Make fun of you, make fun of me
Michèle, c'est bien loin tout ça
Michèle, all that is very far away
Les rues, les cafés joyeux
The streets, the joyful cafés
Même les trains de banlieue
Even the suburban trains
Se moquent de toi, se moquent de moi
Make fun of you, make fun of me
Se moquent de moi!
Make fun of me!
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déchu — fallen / dethroned

Déchu means 'fallen' or 'dethroned', often referring to someone who has lost their former status or power. It's a more formal and evocative word than a simple 'lost'.

In the song, the lyrics mention "Et déchu le Prince Charmant" (And the Prince Charming dethroned/fallen). This suggests a disillusionment with a romantic ideal, implying that the fairytale image of a 'Prince Charming' has lost its magic or reality over time, making it a poignant and interesting word choice.

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