J’ai grandi seule, loin de toi, sans père sans reprocheJ’ai poussé droit, sans tuteur, ignorant mes racines
J’ai plié sans céder, le cœur pris dans la roche
Plantée comme cette épée attendant un signe

Je voudrais te dire que je t’aime
J’aurais dû crier ton absence
J’aurais pu verser dans la haine
ou l’indifférence.
Quand ma mère gardait le silence
Sur ton nom, ton existence même
Elle protégeait mon innocence
Cette promesse lointaine

Elle n’a gardé qu’une photo comme preuve du passé
Qu’elle n’a jamais exhumé comme tu l’avais souhaité
Je sais maintenant d’où je viens, où te retrouver

Je voudrais te dire que je t’aime
J’aurais dû crier ton absence
J’aurais pu verser dans la haine
ou indifference.
Je ne comprenais pas sa gène
Pourquoi elle gardait le silence
Sur ton nom et ton requiem
Pourquoi cette distance
Je voudrais te dire que je t’aime
J’aurais dû crier ton absence
J’aurais pu verser dans la haine
ou indifference.
Je ne comprenais pas sa gène
Pourquoi elle gardait le silence
Sur ton nom et ton requiem
Pourquoi cette distance
Je partirai comme toi dans cette caravane folle
Contempler avec toi ces trésors espagnols…
English translation : I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU


I grew up alone, far from you, without a father, without reproach
I grew up straight, without a guardian, ignorant of my roots
I accepted without giving in, my heart caught in the rock
Planted like this sword waiting for a sign

I would like to tell you that I love you
I should have yelled your absence
I could have slipped into hatred
or indifference.
When my mother kept quiet

About your name, your very existence
She was protecting my innocence
This distant promise

She only kept a photo as proof of the past
That she never exhumed as you wanted
I now know where I come from, where to find you

I would like to tell you that I love you
I should have yelled your absence
I could have slipped into hatred
or indifference.
I could not understand her problem
Why she kept quiet
About your name and your requiem
Why this distance

I would like to tell you that I love you
I should have yelled your absence
I could have slipped into hatred
or indifference

I could not understand her problem
Why she kept quiet
About your name and your requiem
Why this distance

I'll go away like you on this crazy caravan
Contemplate with you these Spanish treasures ...

Sur la plage,je sens le regard des garçons de tout âge,
se poser sur moi,
leurs visages sont pétrifiés par l'émoi.
Soyez sages,
et commandez vous des glaçons,
car l'orage n'est pas de saison,
quel dommage de risquer l'insolation !

REFRAINComme des tournesols
attirés par mes cheveux blonds,
les parasols changent soudain de direction.
Allongée,
je repense à ce garçon de café
ses lèvres sucrées,
ce baiser je crois qu'il me l'a volé.
Bikini,
et chapeau de paille l'après midi,
coule lentement, je m'ennuie,
de retrouver mon amant.
C'est l'été,
quelques jours encore pour nous aimer,
ne pas s'oublier Saint Tropez,
il faudra bien se quitter.



English translation :
THE
PARASOLS
OF ST-TROPEZ


On the beach, I
sense
the boys of all ages
looking at me,
Their faces are
rigid
with
emotion.

Take care, and order ice cubes,

because there is no
storm
in the air,

It would be too bad if you got
sunstroke!


Like sunflowers attracted
to
my blonde
hair,

Parasols
suddenly change direction
Lying
down, I think back to that
waiter,
his
sugary
lips, this kiss I think he stole it from me.

Bikini and straw hat,

the afternoon
passes
slowly,

I'm
anxious
to find my lover
again.

It's summer, a few more days
for us to
love

Don’t
forget Saint-Tropez, we will have to leave each other.

Been laying low, my head downHaven’t stopped to look aroundIn a while, I’mHolding on to something
But I can’t tell you what
Left me thinking you were
All that I had
Oh I wanted you, so bad
Oh let me goOh let me go
Spent so much time pretendingThat I didn’t mind when you’dLift me up so high,Just to say goodbye againCan’t pretend that I didn’t feel the thrillBut you left me
Lonely still
Oh let me goOh let me go
And everytime I’d try
Oh I couldn’t catch your eye
And I
Grew so tired of the
Shadow by my sideThat ICouldn’t help butPack away my timeAnd reclaim, what was mine
Oh let me goOh let me go
Oh, too much time on my hands
Couldn’t seem to keep you backOh, too much time on my hands
And now all I can do is ask
Oh let me goOh let me go x3

I left home when I was 17Just to see if the grass was really green4 years deep of things left behindbut you know I’ve got it all still on my mind
Bet you’ve already heard a song like thisOne that ends in that perfect farewell kissBut I won’t play that same old gameNot that flawless role we all seem to wanna play
In your hands my heavy heartNowhere to put all the shameGive me back my fragileness
And please take some of the blame
I love you now that you want me toAnd that’s not something I usually doDigging up the roots of this old oak treeIs just a little harder than I thought it’d be
In your hands my heavy heartNowhere to put all the shameGive me back my fragileness
And please take some of the blame
I gave you the key to let yourself inTo that secret place nobody’s ever beenYou peaked your head inside and looked aroundI can only hope you won’t let me down
I don’t know if you seeJust how much you mean to meSo let me know what you findIn this sheltered heart of mine
In your hands my heavy heartNowhere to put all the shameGive me back my fragileness
And please take some of the blame