Il faut rompre                                                                We have to break
                                   les attaches                                 The rotting
                                   qui pourrissent                           Attachments
Comme on a rompu                                                      As we cut
                                   la miche                                     The loaf
Avant que des rats                                                        Before some hungry
                                   affamés                                      Rats
S'en saisissent                                                               Take it

Il faut                                                                          We have to
                                    d'un coup sec                           At one blow
                                    émonder                                  Prune
                                    l'amitié                                    The moulding
                                    qui moisit                                Friendship

Avant que le couteau                                                   Before the knife
Ne se retourne                                                             Turns itself

Contre le coeur.                                                          Against the heart.