Si j'étais elle [English translation]

If I were her

I'd know how to say all those things

All of these words she doesn't say

With her soft voice that gives shivers

If I were her

I wouldn't want none of those dreams

None of these weird, fabricated lies

She makes herself just to escape

But her, alone

Knows how to shush like that

And she conceals herself in lull

Like a young little girl

But her, alone

Knows how to flee like that

And she lies down in her absence

Right next to me, right next to me

If I were her

I wouldn't search for excuses

Pointless speech and worthless refuge

Miserable battlewear

If I were her

I'd hate to see myself in pain

To wish for death, to curse her out

For all the wrong she lays open

But her, alone

Knows how to shush like that

And she conceals herself in lull

Like a young little girl

But her, alone

Knows how to flee like that

And she lies down in her absence

Right next to me, right next to me

If I were her

I would let things go with the flow

Go their own way, and sneakily

For she's so smooth, oh! believe me1

If I were her

I would like to, for no reason

Simply to see, just to try out

See how it'd be, this kind of love

If I were her

If I were her

If I were her

If I were her

1. please note the pun in the original between "en douce" and "elle est douce" (seemingly, discreetly vs. she's sweet, gentle, soft-skinned)

• Artist:Julien Clerc
• Album:Si j'étais elle (2000)