Place des grands hommes [English translation]

We said let's meet up in 10 years

Same day, same hour, same people

Let's see what it's like at 30 years old

On the steps of the Place des Grands Hommes1

The day came and so did I

But I don't want to be the first

What if we had nothing to tell each other, what if what if

I'm walking around the neighborhood

It's crazy how this spring dusk

Resembles the dusk of ten years ago

Sidewalks are worn out by the lowered gazes

What have I done with these years?

I didn't sail calmly on the water

I didn't swim with the wind in my back

Last street now, rue Soufflot

How many will be there, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0?

We said let's meet up in 10 years

Same day, same hour, same people

Let's see what it's like at 30 years old

On the steps of the Place des Grands Hommes

I had so often wanted her

Will the beautiful Séverine look at me?

Eric wanted to explore the subconscious

Does he come back to the surface from time to time?

I'm a bit scared of going through the mirror

What if I didn't go, let's say I got the day wrong

Looking at the window of an antique shop

I imagine the reunion of friendship

You haven't changed, what have you become?

You got married, you have three kids

You made it, you are a doctor

And you Pascale, do you still laugh over nothing?

We said let's meet up in 10 years

Same day, same hour, same people

Let's see what it's like at 30 years old

On the steps of the Place des Grands Hommes

I've known high tides and low tides,

Like you, like you, like you

I was met with storms and hurricanes

Like you, like you, like you

Every dead love was followed by a new one

And you, and you, and you?

And you Marco who only wanted to be happy in life

Did you win your bet?

And you François, and you Laurence, and you Marion,

And you Gégé... and you Bruno, and you Évelyne?

Wow, it's wonderful guys

We've told each other everything, we are shaking hands

We can't put 10 years on a table

Like the letters of a Scrabble

On the windows I see the reflection

Of a high schooler behind me

If she goes left, I'll follow her

If she goes right... wait for me !

Wait for me! Wait for me! Wait for me!

We said let's meet up in 10 years

Same day, same hour, same people

Let's see what it's like at 30 years old

See if we have become great men2

Great men... great men

Hey, how about we meet up in 10 years...

1. place in Paris facing the Panthéon, popular student place2. "grands hommes" literally