À cet instant je pense à toi [English translation]

The lost glory of the boxer knocked down

The absence that’s too present, not so far from oblivion

At that moment, I think of you

The magnificent defeated kneeling man who bleeds

The hiding cynic who adds to his sentence 1

At that moment I think of you

The sad beauty who passed by unseen

The pure heart torn to shreds and prostituting itself

At that moment I think of you

The desperate man shot down by love

The lost, the loser, I always thinks of you

At that moment I think of you

The children running on the beach

Their bare feet, the rising wind

The sea on the horizon, I think of you

The handcuffed lovers who no longer fuck

The FEMEN aiming the points of their bare breasts 2

At that moment I think of you

The Goodyear strangled and thrown in prison 3

Because he put the wind up one or two bosses

At that moment I think of you

You who offered me your joy and your Ricard 4

In this little café hanging to hope on 10th May 5

At that moment I think of you

You who didn’t see the wall coming down

And then just behind all your broken toys

At that moment I think of you

You who tasted my mouth with your mouth

And who guided my hands, my tongue and my fingers

At that moment I think of you

The bird waiting with its wings at its feet

For the damaged boat to run aground on the the rocks

At that moment I think of you

You who offered me escape at sixteen

My god for that kiss I’d be sixteen again

At that moment I think of you

The light is going to go out on Georgia 6

You're going to die at last, they’ve promised you

At that moment I think of you

I want red bouquets and to run though the wheat

I want to be your man, your man until I croak

At that moment I think of you

At that moment I think of you

1. 'Planqué' could also mean 'draft dodger' 2. Feminist activist group known for topless protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femen 3. Most probably a reference to the 8 Goodyear employees jailed for protesting over working conditions http://www.leftvoice.org/International-Solidarity-Campaign-for-Goodyear-... 4. The classic French aperitif 5. The election of Mitterrand in 1981 6. Reference to ‘The night the lights went out in Georgia’ A song about a falsely accused and executed man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_the_Lights_Went_Out_in_Georgia