Petite fleur [English translation]

I have hidden

better than anywhere else

in the garden of my heart

a little flower.

This flower,

prettier than a bouquet,

keeps secret

all of my childhood dreams,

the love of my parents,

and all of those bright mornings

made from happy distant memories.

When life

at times betrays me,

you remain my happiness,

little flower.

On my twentieth birthday,

I stop for a moment

to breathe in

that perfume that I have loved so much.

In my heart,

you will always bloom

in the great garden of love,

little flower.

• Artist:Petula Clark