A little man on the wheels (Pedal! Pedal! ...)
against the whole world,
a little man on the wheels
against the Izoard;
and he goes up, again,
and he goes up...
He is coming from pain
and from white roads.
The white and dumb pain,
that never changes.
And he goes up, again,
and he goes up...
Five times down here,
then twice in France,
four times in the world
and twice against the wind.
Mild eyes and a nose which cuts the wind.
Dark and grave eyes
looking at the cobblestone.
And he goes up, again,
and he goes up,
he goes up...
Then, up there,
against the blue sky
with the snow singing around....
And then down
There is no time to rest,
no time to stay behind.
The Lady with no wheels
is no longer waiting.
A little man without
the face of a champion,
with such a huge heart,
like the Izoard.
And he goes up, again,
and he goes up,
he goes up,
he goes up!