Te parler pour rien [English translation]

Hey you, hurrying in the subway, who are you?

You, the skinny one, tell me where your steps lead you,

and tell me who you love, you who turn your back on me.

We could find each other handsome, but we don't look at each other.

No, we don't see each other.

If only you knew how much I'd like

to talk to you, just like that.

Talking to you, for no particular reason.

Just a few words we'd whisper to one another,

adjusting our egos

to talk about these lucky days we hardly expect any longer.

to entertain our wandering selves, measured by lost time.

Talking to you, just like that.

And chatting some more, just like that.

Hey you, who are you?

Do you like life, at least a bit?

Does life shine in your eyes?

Do you feel this bitter taste?

Let's talk about your father, shall we?

You, walking in the street,

You, disappearing out of sight,

tell me, if I followed you,

tell me, where would we go?

If only you knew how much I'd like

to talk to you, just like that.

Talk to you, for no particular reason.

Just a few words we'd whisper to one another,

adjusting our egos

to talk about these lucky days we hardly expect any longer.

to entertain our wandering selves, in the dawn1 of lost time.

Talking to you, just like that.

And chatting some more, just like that.

We won't grow old together,

won't see each other again.

And even if it all scatters into ashes

I think I would have liked it

if it hadn't be last time,

what with all that brings us together.

It seems like a bit of a waste.

So please let me

talk to you, just like that.

and chat some more, just like that.

Talking to you, just like that.

Talking to you, for no particular reason.

Just a few words we'd whisper to one another,

adjusting our egos

Talking about these lucky days we hardly expect any longer.

to entertain our wandering, at the dawn of lost time.

Talking to you, just like that.

Matching our silences,

so that they keep quiet just once

and leave us a chance

to build a new world.

A world we no longer hoped for,

whose unique flag

would be absolute love.

And then chat some more.

And then chat some more.

And then chat some more.

And then chat some more.

Talking to you, just like that.

Hey you, who are you?

1. a rather nice pun on "aune" (yardstick) and "aube (dawn)