Lumières [English translation]

But where have they gone (bis) the lights

That guided us?

Perhaps were we (bis) too proud

To lower our head

The earth has moved (bis) without us

Without waiting for us

Darkness is (bis) everywhere

Covered with ashes

But remember that (bis)

That we loved each other (bis) all the same

We were so young (bis), so proud

And how can I put it?

We have lost (bis) the light

The star that caressed our (bis) eyelids

I don't care at all

But all the same

We remember

We keep in mind

Something

You put on the headboard

A light (bis)

That used to shine in the night

A light

That used to shine in the night

But where have they gone (bis) the lights

That guided us?

Turned into statues (bis) of stone

What have we done?

Moments, like some (bis) iron nails

Hammered in

And nothing else than the sound (bis) of the sea

As only answer

Remember, that was (bis) yesterday

But today

The lion shakes its (bis) mane

Fear of the night

Scrapes the river (bis) bottom

Where he used to come and drink

We have lost (bis) the light

We are in the dark

But all the same

We remember

We keep in mind

Something

You put on the headboard

A light (bis)

That used to shine in the night

A light

That used to shine in the night

But where have they gone (bis) the lights

That guided us?

The lion shakes its (bis) mane

At each whiplash

Behind the bars (bis) of iron

Without any illusion

Behind the bars (bis) of iron

Of its jail

• Artist:Gérard Manset
• Album:Lumières (1984)