J'avais oublié que les roses sont roses [English translation]

Here is a bird that sings; here is a child who plays

A flower who creates its own spring from nothing

Here is a sun the who shines no matter where it comes out

It is common for people to smile at me

(Refrain)

I had forgotten that roses are red

I had forgotten that violets are blue

I had forgotten so many beautiful things

I had forgotten where I was looking

A soft light grows around me

A thousand familiar hands celebrate me like a king

I have found again my old life, nice faded sweaters

Now I am dressed and I am returning to the past

(To Refrain)

I was in an old book that I had reread a hundred times

A world where it was fine to live, left to live without you

And you, who is nothing more than a shadow in the deep blue sky

At last, I am like so many happy imbeciles

(To Refrain)

• Artist:Salvatore Adamo