Le pénitencier [English translation]

The jail's doors

Will shut soon

And that's where I end my life,

Like lots of other men did.

For me, my mother has given away

Her wedding dress.

May you ever forgive me?

I made you cry so many time already.

The sun isn't made for us

(Because) we can cheat only during the night.

You, who lost everything this evening,

Tomorrow you can win.

Oh mothers, please hear me:

Don't you let your boys

Astray at night in the streets,

Because they'll end up in jail.

You, my girl who loved me so,

I've made you cry so much already.

Those shameful tears you shed

Should be forgotten.

The jail's doors

Will shut soon

And that's where I end my life,

Like lots of other men did.