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Merci Beaucoup!

I may be happy, I may be sad,
I may be angry, I may be mad,
I may remember or forget you,
And think to have important things to do...

I may run off, I may turn in,
The day may end, a new one begin,
I may laugh or I may cry,
I may be troubled and not know why...

Refrain:

But you never turn away
Forever you will stay
Sweet and loving is your play
So it’s time for me to say:
Thank you, thank you so much dear angels!
Merci, merci beaucoup mes chers anges!

I may be asleep, I may be awake,
I may give away or I may take,
I may be proud, I may be crashed,
I may be champion or get smashed...

Refrain:

But you never turn away
Forever you will stay
Sweet and loving is your play
So it’s time for me to say:
Danke, vielen dank, liebe Engel!
Shokrân, shokrân gasîlan, ya ma-lâki!

Bridge:

Let me always remember,
And let me never forget,
That with your wings you protect me,
And with your love you nourish me.

Refrain:

And you never turn away
Forever you will stay
Sweet and loving is your play
So it’s time for me to say:
Gracias, muchas gracias a mis angeles!
Grazie, grazie mille a gli angeli!

Sweet and loving is your play
So it’s time for me to say:

Thank you, thank you so much dear angels!
Danke, vielen dank, liebe Engel!
Shokrân, shokrân gasîlan, ya ma-lâki!
Gracias, muchas gracias a mis angeles!
Grazie, grazie mille a gli angeli!
Merci, merci beaucoup mes chers anges!

Lyrics: Guido von Arx
Music: Stephen Keeling
Vocals: Nadia Brönimann

Additional vocals: Kindertanztheater.ch (Gioia Cericola, Nadja Weber, Sophie Wespi, Jessica Jezler, Vivienne Freund, Selina Jezler)

Recording and mix (lead vocals):
Michael Brändli, Hardstudios
Recording and mix (children choir):
Mathias Gasser, Hardstudios

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