Pourtant [English translation]

I see him

Eyes empty, washed-out

And under the faded skin

Such a fragile baby

I see him

And nevertheless he was

A smile, pink cheeks

In a very distant past

Heaven forgot about him

Attached to the earth

Without a compass, with a landmark

He wanders in our deserts

Nevertheless, he knew

Her breasts

Her sweetness

Nevertheless, she held him tight

Against her heart

Nevertheless, she loved him

At least for a few hours

So why

And from whence

Did the misfortune come?

He would have played in the garden

With his friends

Would have rolled in the grass

With his dog

And then in the evening

Her voice, in a whisper,

Would have lulled him

With such beautiful stories

Of kings, of knights

If some fairies

In happiness

Draw paths

In violence

They inscribed his

Nevertheless, he knew

Her breasts

Her sweetness

Nevertheless, she held him tightly

Against her heart

I see him lost

Hanging around alone

There in the morning

Dreaming of jailbreak

Volcano in eruption

To live his convict's life

Nevertheless, he knew

Her breasts

Her sweetness

Nevertheless, she held him

Against her heart

Nevertheless, she loved him

At least, at least for a few hours

Oh

And nevertheless, she loved him

*And nevertheless, she left him

I see him, the old child, forgotten

I see him, but how to forget him