Te ressembler [English translation]

You were never my age

You worked too hard for that

Every hour of the day at the factory

At the entrance to the village

In the evening two gardens at the same time

And all that for your children to eat

I know it well I was there

It took courage

To get up at those hours

Long before daylight to leave

In the pale light

With bare hands on the cold handlebars

And all that for your children to sleep

I know it well I was there

I would have liked to be like you I swear

But look it's not enough to want, it was not in my nature

You really must have wondered I'm sure

And one day I crossed a guitar, I lived by having fun

You had your feet on the ground

And I was just the opposite

We didn't say "I love you"

We didn't hug each other,

Concerning love it was necessary

To guess everything ourselves

We were left to grow up like this

And you see we grew up anyway

I know it well I was there

To have been so lucky

Sometimes I feel at fault

I look around

My house is huge and my garden is decorative

And I know from your far-away place

You kept an eye on me

I would have liked to be like you I swear

But look it's not enough to want, it was not in my nature

You really must have wondered I'm sure

And one day I crossed a guitar, I lived by having fun

You had your feet on the ground

And I was just the opposite

Completely the opposite

• Artist:Francis Cabrel
• Album:À l'aube revenant (2020)