Le premier bonheur du jour [English translation]

The first joy of the day

is a ribbon of sunlight

That wraps around your hand

and caresses my shoulder.

It is the breeze of the ocean

and the waiting beach

It is the bird that sang

on the branch of the fig tree.

the first sadness of the day

Is a door that closes

a car that drives away

A silence that develops

But you come back fast

and my life gets back on course

The last joy of the day

is the light that goes off

• Artist:Françoise Hardy