Comme un p'tit coquelicot [English translation]

The forget-me-not and also the rose

These are the flowers with something to say!

But to love poppies

And to love only them...You'd have to be an idiot!

Perhaps you're right! Only, look here:

When I've told you, you'll understand!

The first time that I saw her

She was sleeping, half-naked

In the summer sun

Right in the middle of a field of wheat

And under her white blouse

There where her heart was beating

The sun, kindly

Brought a flower to life

Like a little poppy, my soul!

Like a little poppy.

It's very strange how your eyes shine

When you remember the pretty girl!

They shine so brightly that it's a bit too much

To explain the poppies

Perhaps you're right! Only, look here:

When I took her in my arms

She gave me her beautiful smile

And then afterwards, without us exchanging a word

In the summer sun

We made love!... We made love!

And I pressed my lips

So much upon her heart

That in the place where I kissed her

It looked like a flower

Like a little poppy, my soul!

Like a little poppy.

It's nothing more than an bit of fun

Your little tale, and I promise you

That she's not worth a tear

Nor this obsession...with poppies!

Wait until the end! You'll understand:

Someone else loved her, whom she did not love!

And the next day, when I saw her again

She was sleeping, half naked

In the summer sun

Right in the middle of the field of wheat

But, on the white blouse

Right in the place of her heart

There were three drops of blood

Which looked like a flower

Like a little poppy, my soul!

A tiny little poppy

• Artist:Mouloudji