Dites-moi [English translation]

She always had in her purse

A treasure island and worn-out one franc coins

A mink hair brush

To set blue curtains on the windows of her eyes

On the windows of her eyes

On the balcony with a book in hand

She always fell asleep on an old Manila armchair

I thought of some first names, Mathieu, Cécile,

As I was watching girls and boys running

Around ten o'clock in the school yard

Tell me, tell me please,

That she left me for someone else

But not because of me

Tell me that, tell me that

(bis)

In my voodoo heart

There are four needles

That she left there on purpose

To make me cry

I nailed the door shut,

What's wrong with me,

I broke the mirror she used to braid her hair

Sealed the windows with newspapers

I heard too many children noises from the school

Nothing was born out of our bed

Tell me, tell me please,

That she left me for someone else

But not because of me

Tell me that, tell me that

(ter)