Les rendez-vous d'automne [English translation]

Where did the autumn trysts go

And the daylight.. Rain, and shivering children

Where did the autumn trysts go

Secrets, morning frosts, and deserted gardens

People are reaching out

Tree trunks are cracking

And you, you break bricks

You don't care about the garden

Your hands are bloody

You dream of America

Some days you would like

To exchange secrets

To tell each other stories

To send makeshift boats

Float away on lakes

In evening gardens

Where did the winter trysts go

And the cold... The child blowing in his hands?

Where did the autumn trysts go

The frozen fences, the lakes, the snowy moons?

Some days you can't take any more

But the nightmare goes on

Your heart keeps pounding

The smokes, the fogs

And old men's hands

Caressing children

You remember the pathways

The horse chestnut-trees

The bandstands

High up in the sky

You watch birds

Flying to America

Where did the autumn trysts go

And the wind...

Where did the autumn trysts go

And the wind?

People are reaching out

Tree trunks are cracking

And you, you break bricks

You don't care about the garden

Your hands are bloody

You dream of America

Some days you can't take any more

But the nightmare goes on

Your heart beats too fast

High up in the sky

You watch birds

Flying to America

People are reaching out

Tree trunks are cracking

And you, you break bricks

You don't care about the garden

Your hands are bloody

You dream of America

Flying to America

Some days you can't take any more

But the nightmare goes on

Your heart beats too fast

High up in the sky

You watch birds

Flying to America

America

• Artist:Gérard Manset
• Album:L'atelier du crabe (1981)