Un ange de trop [English translation]

Every nigh I pray for you

to be back1 in your bed.

I don't want to realize

that you are gone.

Every night I pray in the emptiness

you left behind2.

I have no choice but to belive

that I must accept it.

And I prayed to keep you

so close to me, not to forget you.

I would have done anything to hear

your voice a last time

And I prayed to give you

all the love you deserved

I would have done anything to lay down

next to you once more

All these tears I shed for you

won't bring you back to me

All these broken dreams,

how could I forget about you?

I soothe myself by thinking

you went up there in heavens,

but I can't help thinking

there is an angel too many.

And I prayed to keep you

so close to me, not to forget you.

I would have done anything to hear

your voice a last time

And I prayed to give you

all the love you deserved

I would have done anything to lay down

next to you once more

If I could have swapped places with you

I would have done it without hesitation

Now I'm left with my grief

and I can't wipe it away.

I sure would have swapped places with you

I sure would have swapped places with you

And I prayed to keep you

so close to me, not to forget you.

I would have done anything to hear

your voice a last time

And I prayed to give you

all the love you deserved

I would have done anything to lay down

next to you once more

And I prayed to keep you

so close to me, not to forget you.

I would have done anything to hear

your voice a last time

And I prayed to give you

all the love you deserved

I would have done anything to lay down

next to you once more

1. The French is ambiguous there. Could mean "I pray to meet you in your bed" too2. lit. "I pray the emptiness (you created) when you left us". The French is a bit shaky there, but that sounds rather emotional