In the mornings, I discover it
At the bottom of my café au lait,
Every night, I find her again
In my Beaujolais,
It's like an old mistress
For whom I have no more caresses
And yet I know very well
May my hour come,
I'll be back
Die in France
I will end my life in my country,
Sleep in the bed of my childhood,
Even if elsewhere it is better than here!
I will not sing to you
Tears in my eyes
"Long live my homeland",
I have met a lot of people
Wonderful in other countries,
Without being chauvinistic or stupid,
I also saw fools
And as I get older,
The heart, it loses sight,
I'll be back
Die in France,
I will end my life in my country,
Sleep in the bed of my childhood,
Even if elsewhere it is better than here.
It's stronger than me,
But when I look
All these people from elsewhere
Who come to us to afford our attics
Private elevator,
Those who have this modern comfort
Before which we bow down,
Either they are crazy or so
I do not understand,
They all come
Die in France,
They all come to die in my country,
Sleep in the bed of my childhood,
Even if their home is better than here.
I'll be back
Die in France,
I will come back at the end of my life,
And for my last vacation
Die in France,
In France.