À mon fils [English translation]

Now that you’re here, so fragile

I have never felt so small

You know, I am worried

I am so afraid to drop you

You are a bit like me, you’ll be too impatient

Not always very serious, but I think

We will be happy together

We have the same blood in our veins

And yet we look at each other, surprized

You don’t know yet that you love me

And that for you to be born I loved someone

You are a bit like her, you’ll be generous

Ready to do anything and I think

We will be happy the three of us

You know, I won’t be here as you grow up

And it won’t be me who teaches you

To read or play football

You will sometimes say “daddy”

You will be an adult when I get out

Just let me hold him for a while, just a little while

Here, take him gently, very gently.