Petite Sirène [English translation]

Don't cry little mermaid,

The city's still asleep,

Your story is just beginning.

Don't cry little mermaid,

The day awaits outside

In the mists of the fountains.

This morning is so bright,

This silence is so sweet,

Men's words are floating in the air,

Everyone has appointments.

The whole night went by,

Dug on our cheeks.

You tear everything with a stroke of light,

And it's life suddenly... life suddenly.

Don't cry little mermaid,

The city's still asleep,

Your story is just beginning.

Don't cry little mermaid,

The day awaits outside

In the mists of the fountains.

It's obvious that you come from among the angels

You're as beautiful as they come

It's obvious that our manners disturb you,

And these lights everywhere.

All these ghosts that touch you,

These hands that shake you

This whiff of cold air in your mouth

And it's life suddenly... life suddenly.

Don't cry little mermaid,

The city's still asleep,

Your story is just beginning.

Don't cry little mermaid,

The day awaits outside

In the mists of the fountains.

And now you arrive like a Queen

Right at daybreak,

Within its porcelain echo,

Your call for help.

Like a signal so that the crumbling time

Flees in its turn

At first the hours, the days, the weeks,

And then the years of love...

The years of love.

Don't cry little mermaid,

The city's still asleep,

Your story is just beginning.

Don't cry little mermaid,

The day awaits outside

In the mists of the fountains.

Don't cry little mermaid...

Don't cry little mermaid,

The day awaits outside

In the mists of the fountains.

• Artist:Francis Cabrel
• Album:D'une ombre à l'autre