Les rubans et la fleur [English translation]

a flower and his guitar

four ribbons of colours

these ribbons has a story

it's a story of it's heart

all night he plays

I had my heart trembling

he told me the story

of ribbons and his heart

and the flower , say ?

and the flower ?

it does't have a story then ?

and the flower , say ?

and the flower ?

tell me about it tonight

there was a grey ribbon

for his mother and his country

who told him when he was leaving

" go , have a nice trip , my child "

he had a blue ribbon

for the girls who had eyes

who met in the way

who forgot the morning

and the flower , say ?

and the flower ?

it doesn't have a story then

and the flower , say ?

and the flower

tell me about it tonight

there was a red ribbon

for his Nicolas

who writes to him sometimes

" I'm a soldier don't forget"

he had a white ribbon

he kept it for the child

the child who he will be one day

when he will find love

and the flower say ?

and the flower ?

you will never say

and the flower say ?

the flower , you gave it to me