Madame [English translation]

. I looked at you tenderly

. I would have liked to talk to you very much

. But I lacked the courage

. I would have liked to take you with me

. Walk beside me for a few steps

. Not that I start imagining

. Imagining many things

. Things that I don't dare to tell you, madame

. But still, I think about you often

. Often, I think about you, madame

. Often, I see you again, madame

. I am happy, I have ideas

. And maybe, tomorrow, you will take me by the hand

. Often, I think about you, madame

. Often, I see you again, madame

. Don't tell me to go away

. I could suffer from it, maybe die from it

. In my heart I have an old loneliness

. Will you come from north or south

. To become my habit

. You will be my first summer

. My rose, my hidden well (=source of water)

. Let me then imagine

. Imagine many things

. Things that I don't dare to tell you, Madame

. But still, I think about you often

. Don't tell me to go away

. I could suffer from it, and maybe love you

• Artist:Claude Barzotti
• Album:Madame (1981)