L'argument du séducteur [English translation]

He played with words like a juggler

And you said bravo half-heartedly

He promised one thousand rides

And the fountains in Marienbad

He laid his hand on your shoulder

You wept as only willows weep

He was handsome, he was funny

Juggling with truth

He used every trick

And his strangeness

Took you away

It's the seducer's argument

The one with a lying heart

Who doesn't give a damn

It's the seducer's argument

Who cares only about his pleasure

And that's all

The price you paid was a wrinkle on your cheek

What he showed you has burnt your eyes

Easy money and blue swimming-pools

You got trapped by this backdrop

And you mistook gold for love

He took you in his merry-go-round

It was just a game, sun and snow

A false love, a sacrilege

Juggling with truth

He let you down

Barely picked, the flower

Was faded

It's the seducer's argument

The one with a lying heart

Who doesn't give a damn

It's the seducer's argument

Who cares only about his pleasure

And that's all

The price you paid was a wrinkle on your cheek

• Artist:Pierre Bachelet