Les p'tites jolies choses [English translation]

The lovely little things

They put just a touch of pink into the grey

They don’t change life nor the colour of the sea

Those rays of sunshine in the middle of winter

The lovely little things

Sometimes we don’t see them anymore, that’s life in prose

A piece of poetry that smiles at us

When we put the world to rights with a friend

For you and me

If that’s all we have left

For the love of the gesture

As when you turn up the collar of my jacket

Do it for you and me

Show me if you dare

If it’s for the right reason

Deep in your heart, it’s like a bouquet of flowers

These lovely little things

These lovely little things

Tututu…

The lovely little things

They smell of coffee in the early morning

And toast, these pleasures that we don’t see

But which we would miss if they were not there

The lovely little things

They’re just the sum of a few details

A song we whistle, a tune we really like

A lovely memory just when we're falling asleep

For you and me

If that’s all we have left

For the love of the gesture

As when you turn up the collar of my jacket

Do it for you and me

Show me if you dare

If it’s for the right reason

Deep in your heart, it’s like a bouquet of flowers

These lovely little things

These lovely little things

Tututu…

There will always be great misfortune

It's not about the medals, it's not about the honours

Even if big battles are necessary

Let us not forget to take a break

For these lovely little things

These lovely little things

For you and me

If that’s all we have left

For the love of the gesture

As when you turn up the collar of my jacket

Do it for you and me

Show me if you dare

If it’s for the right reason

Deep in your heart, it’s like a bouquet of flowers

These lovely little things

These lovely little things

Tututu…

These lovely little things