Céline [English translation]

They were there young men

Leaving for the war,

Leaving for the war

Straight ahead and regretting,

Straight ahead and regretting

Quite a lot their mistresses

The younger of the three

Regretted his quite a lot,

Regretted his quite a lot

And rightly so:

She's the prettiest

Girl around

The good soldier goes

To meet his captain:

"Hello, my captain

Give me my leave

So I can see Céline

Who just keeps on crying..."

His captain answers

Like a man of war

"Your pretty passport

Go, go see your girl

You'll come anyway"

Then the gentleman goes

To his father's castle

"Hello father, mother

Hello dear parents,

And of course Céline

Whom my heart so dearly loves"

His father answers:

"But your Céline is dead,

But your Céline is dead

She died calling out to you

Her body is underground

And her soul in heaven"

Then the gentleman goes

To cry on her grave:

"Céline, my Céline

Talk, talk to me!

My heart despairs

Of not seeing you anymore..."

Céline answers him:

"My mouth is filled with earth,

My mouth is filled with earth...

Yours is filled with love!

I still cherish the hope

Of seeing you again someday..."

The good soldier goes

To meet his captain

"Hello, my captain!

Here I am again

Since Céline died,

Forever I will serve..."

• Artist:Édith Piaf