You liked me, I liked you very much
Much less than I liked him, obviously
But at least as much as I like Luc or Louis
And to the extent
That if I had known you first
And if I hadn’t known him
That if I had known you before
I would have wanted you, for sure
I would have liked you, chosen you
Over Luc or Louis
I would have loved you so, my Tristan
Not having won you over before
You liked me less, it’s too bad
Who are you telling, it’s unfortunate
You liked me less than you should have
You wrote me off, Tristan, and lost
Oh Tristan, Oh Tristan,
Oh Tristan, Oh Tristan
I liked you less, enough though
To cheer me up for a few moments
To shelter me when it’s bad, or whatever
Under your roof in sad times
When I’m down, or in rainy weather
It’s in your arms when I can’t be with him
While I waited for my spring to come back
Oh Tristan, Oh Tristan,
Oh Tristan, Oh Tristan
It was tempting, that’s for certain
Sweet enough but surely you see
It was nice, but that’s all
Nothing amazing, nothing crazy
It wasn’t so much
It wasn’t that tempting
Don’t be silly, come one, smile
Let’s be honest, we both know
We knew quite well, it was written
We loved each other as long as you
Were on the way out
That it would be good, but not for long
That if we liked
As tempted as we might have been
That time would be over
As soon as my Tristan returned
Oh Tristan, Oh Tristan,
Oh Tristan, Oh Tristan