Quién [Qui] [English translation]

Who when I no longer breathe,

Will silently come to you

And since you ear 1will have already defeated2,

You'll call him 'dear' like me?

Who will erase my footprints

And lighting stars in the dark

Will open balconies, rip black ribbons

And will put songs in your loneliness?

Who will be my replacement?

Who will convince you?

Who will come back again

To reign in your being?

Who when I leave,

Is going to cross the bridge, which I ordered closed

And will put colors in your upsetting experiences,

And will soon make you forget my sorrow3?

I'm twice your age

I don't mind succumbing anymore,

To look the truth of the future in the face4,

Don't wear mourning clothes for my love

'Cause I don't like to be cruel,

And I know that color never went with your skin.

Who, when I leave,

Will arrive at your beach, one nightfall,

And will do his best to watch over your sleeping,

And you'll make him your owner almost without wanting to.5

Who will kiss your hair and on your black mourning

Will put a carnation6, and already different,

People will see you, new and smiling,

Like a jingle bell.

Who comes to beg me?

Who?Tell me 7sweet dear,

Who tries to erase me?

Who? Love, in your temple8.

Who to replace me,

And to destroy me without contemplation,

Will break all our ties to pieces,

And without compassion, my own heart?

1. he2. in the sense of: "conquer"3. the sorrow you feel due to my absence4. face to face5. mindlessly6. I think it means: "he'll put the flower over your mourning clothes"7. my8. tries to erase me inside your temple

• Artist:Charles Aznavour
• Album:Grandes exitos de Charles Aznavour (1995)