Je pense à toi [English translation]

I used to show up at whatever time

We'd cook and dine, eat just the three of us1

You seemed like an ordinary couple2

I liked you both, her just as much as you

But over time I would swing by for her

You didn't know, but I was so in love3

She was waiting for me to leave with her4

So we had to make you all sad5

I think of you

Often, I think I hear

You, telling me that

Your home was also mine

I think of you

You must be so confused

Terribly despondent

And so disappointed6

You'd say I was like her older brother7

I would sit down at the edge of your8bed

When leaving, I would turn the lights off

And then, at last, I would jump in a cab9

I'd think about being in your shoes

I used to feel badly uncomfortable

I had a hard time playing along and

Felt the urge to tell you everything

I think of you

Often, I think I hear

You, telling me that

Your home was also mine

I think of you

You must be so confused

Terribly despondent

And so disappointed6

I try to find excuses for myself

I know very well that nothing makes sense

But we were all so often together10

During summer, and even for Christmas11

Things like these are bound to happen, of course,

When we get so close to one another

Only afterwards do we blame ourselves

I have no life, since the two of us left12

I think of you

Often, I think I hear

You, telling me that

Your home was also mine

I think of you

You must be so confused

Terribly despondent

And so disappointed6

I think of you...

1. lit. "We used to cook, we used to dine the three of us (together)"2. lit. "The two of you seemed like a couple without issues"3. lit. "You didn't see anything, but I was in love (with her)"4. implied: for me to take her with me and leave (you)5. lit. "It was necessary to make you unhappy"6. a. b. c. lit. "(I guess) you don't understand anything (any of what's happening) / You must be so despondent / Terribly disappointed"7. lit. "You used to tell me that I was her older brother"8. "your" plural here - the bed the two of them shared9. lit. "And finally, I would take my taxi"10. lit. "But we were always together, or almost"11. lit. "Even for Christmas and during the month of August"12. lit. "I don't live anymore since we (the two of us) left you"

• Artist:Michel Delpech