Le garçon [English translation]

And I’m the boy

The one who loved you

Under the snow in Beaumont

On the beach in July

I am the one seen

In that photograph

Cowboy cousin Thomas

Outfit

I am the boy

The one who loved you

I’ve changed forgive me

Sometimes you, you recognise me

I am the boy

Faded in clothing 1

As in inside

And I am the one

In February in Rouen

Who wants to perform Barbara 2

For twenty one punters

One evening in theatre three

One evening a long time ago

I stayed there

Student

I am the boy

The one who hoped

I’ve changed, forgive me

But you, sometimes you recognise me

I am the boy

In the dressing room at eight

The same inside

I’m the boy whose ears became red as he approached fairgrounds.

I’m the boy who was the only boy in the dance class.

I’m the boy who had to watch the road in the car.

I’m the boy who hasn’t seen Star Wars.

I’m the boy who asked Bruno Marie-Rose for an autograph. 3

I’m the boy who was part of a cold-wave group. 4

I’m the boy who was friends with Vincent Schmidt

I am the boy who lost a childhood friend.

I am the boy who left to live in Paris.

I am the boy who lived at Alésia metro, Barbès metro, Poissonnière metro, Belleville metro. 5

I am the boy in the night on the balcony of Diaconesses clinic. 6

I am the boy who registered a child in the town hall of the 12th arrondissement.

I am the boy who registered another child in the town hall of the 12th arrondissement.

I am the boy, the one who loved you under the snow in Beaumont

1. Think there is a little play on words hear as ‘en tailleur’ means sitting cross legged 2. Barbara was a big early influence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R36lcmaKXpA 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Marie-Rose4. Cold Wave Music 5. list of Paris subway stations 6. Maternity clinic in Paris