La première femme de ma vie [English translation]

The first woman of my life –

I haven’t seen her at once

I saw that she was short

Only after I’ve grown up a little bit

She took me to museums

And several times to Colonne Orchestra concerts

Where her little fellow

Pretended to have fun

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She sang, my mother,

She often sang

The yesterday’s songs

The songs of the past

The first woman of my life

One day took me to school

I was wrapped in a scarf

And I had a shiny schoolbag

I’ve met good and bad people

I’ve found out about the dots over i’s and bruises on one’s face

Sometimes he was really lonely

The second man of my Mom*

Refrain

The first woman of my life

I left her to become a man

It’s always an autumn morning

When children leave their nests

It’s always a rainy morning

It’s often for another woman.

Refrain