Chiquitita [dis-moi pourquoi] [English translation]

Chiquitita, tell me why

When life is sad enough to cry over

You keep deep down inside yourself

So many tears and so many secrets

It’s the autumn of a first love

But love, you know, is not to blame

There is always

A new spring that returns

Chiquitita, I know too well

The wound from a first heartbreak

Hurts for so long

But this too shall pass

And time overcomes

And restores love to its place

Chiquitita, I know, like you

The first happiness to leave

Hurts for so long

But you are going to sing again

And sing louder yet

To sing for yourself, Chiquitita

Chiquitita, close your eyes

Put your head in the nook of my arms

There you’ll fall asleep

Just like you used to

You don’t forget but you’ll see

You’ll find your smile again

Tomorrow you’ll fly

In the sky of your future

Chiquitita, I know too well

The wound of a first heartbreak

Hurts for so long

But this too shall pass

And time overcomes

And restores love to its place

Chiquitita, I know, like you

The first happiness to leave

Hurts for so long

But you are going to sing again

And sing louder yet

To sing for yourself, Chiquitita

To sing louder and to sing again

To sing for yourself, Chiquitita

To sing louder and to sing again

To sing for yourself, Chiquitita

• Artist:Nana Mouskouri
• Album:La dame de cœur