My wife was in the waiting room
One day, one of patient posted an adoption ads
“Pierre is looking for new parents”
He was lost in Philadelphia
Knowing our love for France
The good idea was to name him
Back from work, my wife talked about the idea
Who is Pierre? I asked her
She showed me a picture of Pierre
A little ball of black fur
Why not ? he is so adorable
The week after, another appointment
She was in the waiting room
The same patient posted another adoption ads
“Antoinette is looking for new parents”
Our future Pierre has a sister
Back from work, my wife talked about the second idea
Who is Antoinette? I asked her
She showed me a picture of Antoinette
Another little ball of black fur
A little thinner and larger
Why not? She is so adorable
They love each other
Like brother and sister
and she loves relaxing people
when they work at their computers
Right for me this one, this
It is the day.
Heading to the ASPCA shelter
With a laundry basket to carry our balls of fur.
Where are they ?
We were told that they had to undergo a surgery
What?
For what?
Are they both sick?
The veterinarian came to us
They are waiting for you
They had their successful procedure
Since these events, they have remained our
PICPUS
Flamboyant, il ne compta pas son argent
Il vécu en bravant son sort
Infatigable, il ne compta pas son temps
A l’ombre de la renommée, il trouva la mort
PICPUS
Sa première aventure fut opportune
Son dernier voyage le conduisit à Paris
Il trouva la gloire et la fortune
Il trouva la paix, Il fut béni
PICPUS
D’une modeste demeure, il se contenta
Un petit cimetière, loin des potentats
Un royal tombeau pour Napoléon
Pour Lafayette, pas de Panthéon
PICPUS et le dernier repos
Romantique avant les Romantiques
Romantic before the Romantics
Aventurier avant d’être Révolutionnaire
Adventurer before Revolutionary
Démocrate et Royaliste
Democrat and Royalist
Célébré et Méconnu
Celebrated yet Unknown
Méconnu en France, trop aristrocrate
Unknown in France, too aristocratic
Célébré aux Etats Unis, comme un héros
Celebrated in the United States, as a hero
Aventurier fortuné poussant les frontières,
Wealthy adventure seeker pushing frontiers
Il risqua sa vie pour une Terre inconnue.
He risked his life for an unknown land.
De son ami Washington,
Of his friend Washington
Il devint Général,
He became General
De son ami Washington,
Of his friend Washington
Il fut le fils
He was Son
Tout commence par un évènement
Everything begins with an event
Rien ne me préparer à cette aventure, ces découvertes et expériences
Nothing prepared me for this adventure, these discoveries and experiences
La vie comfortable que ma grand-mère me souhaitait
The comfortable life my grandmother wished for me
Les espérances que mes parents me faisaient porter
Hopes my parents had me bear
En dépit de cela, je me suis rendu compte que seule ma volonté
In spite of that, I became aware that it was my sole willingness that
me permettrait de bâtir le futur que j’avais rêvé et préparé .
would allow me to build the future I had dreamed of, prepared for .
De la France où je suis né, j’ai gardé le respect du passé
From my native country France, I have learned to respect the past
Des Etats Unis, j’ai développé l’espérance du futur
From the United States, I have developed hope for future
Tout commence par un évènement
Everything begins with an event
Un après midi froid et neigeux à Paris
A cold, snowy afternoon in Paris
Mon rendez-vous avec Maribeth
My date with Maribeth
Everything begins with an event…
Tout commence par un évènement…
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