Le Lacrymal Circus [English translation]

A grumbling old little car

Leaving leaflets along the way

"Come all tonight at 8

Come to the Tearful Circus"

I was alone and looking for

A shelter from the drizzle

I paid for a seat at the ticket office

In a caravan that was falling apart

At the Tearful Circus

You can see what you want to see

This night the clouds

Cast an ivory shadow on my life

And I see

Between the red and golden curtains

Some people I once knew

Some memories stuck to me

Like the exhalation of a perfume

And I'm cold

An old forceless lion

Winked its eyes thrice

It said, I think, in morse code

"I cannot jump, I'm afraid of fire"

Then a depressed clown

Wept over my shoulder

"I do my gags in vain

When I fall I'm not funny!"

At the Tearful Circus

You can see what you want to see

This night the clouds

Cast an ivory shadow on my life

And I see

Between the red and golden curtains

Some people I once knew

Some memories stuck to me

Like the exhalation of a perfume

And I'm cold

At the Tearful Circus

You can see what you want to see

This night the clouds

Cast an ivory shadow on my life

And I see

Between the red and golden curtains

Some people I once knew

Some memories stuck to me

Like the exhalation of a perfume

A weird equestrian ballet

Whinnies and kicks

There's only a drum in the orchestra

All the brasses are ill

The ones who blow are out of breath

There's no one left but the ones who tap

There's no one left but the ones who tap

There's no one left but the ones who tap

At the Tearful Circus...