Faire comme si [English translation]

Invent the nights far from you,

Toy with boredom,

And pretend,

And pretend, but...

For all the time which will remain to us,

Forget longing,

And live like this,

Survive like this

Condemn our souls to silence,

Without the flame burning out,

Despite absence

And distance

We have to pretend,

Yes, pretend,

Appear to be happy

In other arms

Live like this

And say also,

It's all going, it's all going to be fine

In order to hope for a road to respite,

Flee in other sheets,

And pretend,

And pretend, but...

Stifle our cries in tears

Just until infinity

And live like this,

Die like this

We have to pretend,

Yes, pretend,

Appear to be happy

In other arms

Live like this

And say also,

It's all going, it's all going to be fine

Since our loving in plain daylight

Before the eyes of all, directly,

Is unthinkable,

To be impassive

Is impossible.

Since we have another life,

Since reason tells us

It's impossible...

We have to pretend,

Yes, pretend,

Appear to be happy

In other arms

Live like this

And say also,

It's all going, it's all going to be fine

Yes, pretend,

Yes, pretend,

Play the game

Just until eternity

Live like this

And say also,

It's all going, it's all going to be fine

Pretend...

Just until the impossible