Les fontaines du casino [English translation]

My mother would hum Dead Leaves

there, on our threshold,

and, in an old crystal set,

lingered the poets' souls.

Before the fountains of the casino

My father cared for the machines,

little trains called Michelines,

in winter, we would steal some coal

that we would take back home..

before the fountains of the casino

strobe lights were spinning for tangoes

saturday nights in the casino

I played in balls on my guitar

Dreaming I could become a star..

Before the fountains of the casino..