Mon amie la rose [English translation]

We are but so very little

And my friend the rose

Told it to me this morning

At dawn was-I born

Baptized by the dew

I have blossomed

Happy and in love

Under the sunshine beams

By night I was closed

And woke up old by morning

However I was very beautiful

Yes,I was the most beautiful

Flowers in your garden

We are but so very little

And my friend the rose

Told it to me this morning

See the God that created me

Made me bent my head

And I feel I am falling

And I feel I am falling

My heart is almost bare

My foot is in the grave

I am already history

You admired me yesterday

But I will be ashes

Forever tomorrow

We are but so very little

And my friend the rose

Dies this morning

Last night the moon

Watched over my friend

In my dreams I saw her

Sparkling and bare

Her soul was dancing

Way over the clouds

And smiling at me

Believe or not as you wish

Hope I myself need

Otherwise I am nothing

We are but so very little

It's my friend the rose

Who told it to me yesterday.

• Artist:Françoise Hardy
• Album:Mon amie la rose (1964)