Un petit poisson, un petit oiseau [English translation]

'Twas a little fish, 'twas a little bird

Who loved each other dearly

But what can one do really

When one is in a pond

'Twas a little fish, 'twas a little bird

Who loved each other dearly

But what can one do really

When one is up in the air

When one's in the air

Lost among the clouds

one'd look down to see

Ones lover swim

And one'd like to trade

Ones wings for fins

Trees for trampoline

The sky for a tub

'Twas a little fish, 'twas a little bird

Who loved each other dearly

But what can one do really

When one is up in the air

'Twas a little fish, 'twas a little bird

Who loved each other dearly

But what can one do really

When one is in a pond

When one is up in the pond

One'd like that a storm comes

Which would bring from skies

Much more then a message

And suddenly to change

During its voyage

Feathers into scales

Wings into a sweater

Seaweed into straw

'Twas a little fish, 'twas a little bird

Who loved each other dearly

But what can one do really

When one is in a pond

'Twas a little fish, 'twas a little bird

Who loved each other dearly

But what can one do really

When one is up in the air

• Artist:Juliette Gréco