Raphaël [English translation]

Four consonants and three vowels

Make the name Raphaël

I whisper it to myself

Each letter bewonders me

The trema enraptures me

In the name Raphaël

The blend of a and e

Their blend with l

Raphaël has the aura of an angel

But the love of a devil

From the tip to the hips

From his velvet stare

When he looks at me

When he looks at me I'm sleepless

Forever

I love the honeyed notes

In the name of Raphaël

I whisper it as I awake

Between my feathery pillows

And so that the day be good

I wear him like perfume

Skin of sin, eternal painter

Alien archangel from another heaven

No delight, no spark

No malice without Raphaël

Days without him bring ennui

And nights yet more

No worry, no introduction

No forever promise

Just the world in our bed

Just our lives a rainbow

Raphaël is like a sage

And his words are velvet

From his deep voice

And his piercing gaze

When he retells

When he invents I can listen

Night and day

Four consonants and three vowels

Make the name Raphaël

I whisper it to him

He smiles like a sun

• Artist:Carla Bruni
• Album:Quelqu'un M'a Dit (2002)