Violette africaine [English translation]

She entrusted me with her green plant for the summer, the African Violet,

She gave me a kiss and then she left like a flower, towards a distant beach

She had planted us here, my plant and I together, I water it

Throughout the beautiful season we waited patiently in the shade, we waited...

My plant had lost her petals and I slept horrible, it was September

We lived in a little fire, we waited every other (day), tired of waiting

I neglected it a little, she didn't want me, she understood

We thought of the crazy nights in front of our tv, we amused ourselves

My African Violet

Flowers of spring are coming about, and will leave

We rediscover in the pain

Their companions of other seasons

We were abandoned, and like the winter nights that made themselves long

I remarked at the house of friends, of lost dogs, of vagabonds

And my plant lived on cigarette butts and hairpins, she wilted

She stretched out toward the pane, watching his mistress or a little sunshine

The spring had taken a long time to bring me a nice lady

She had re-shattered my heart; she had cleaned my cupboards and put my plant in the trash

But I had saved my companion, she had returned to her hearth

We will not forget her friends were at cause of a fling that came and went

My African Violet

Flowers of spring are coming about, and will leave

We rediscover (ourselves) in the pain

Their companions of other seasons

• Artist:Joe Dassin