Du champagne à quinze heures [English translation]

I would have liked, If you ask me

To be the kind of guy who orders

Champagne at 3pm

A terrace, the mildness

Of a spring day

To let the weather yawn

I would have liked to be one of those who make

The little things a little bit bigger

To grab hold of happiness

As soon as it appears

To unplug my brain

And reconnect my heart

The lilacs sway in the wind

Almost imperceptibly

If only I knew how, from time to time

To let myself go, as they do

I would have like to be the one in the gang

That the teacher told off every day

Close to the radiator

With the giggling kids

To give my brain a rest

And make my heart work

The lilacs sway in the wind

And so does your dress

If only I knew how, from time to time

To simply let go

I would have liked, If you ask me

To be the kind of guy who orders

Champagne at 3pm

But what am I afraid of?

Unplugging my brain

And reconnecting my heart