Une fille de l'Est [English translation]

Because our skies are gloomy

And we don't have the sea over here,

We put the blue into our eyes

It's into our eyes that we lose ourselves

It may be because the sun

Forgets us during many long seasons,

But we want gold, just like Marseille

We put it into our blond hair

I come from a country, an horizon, a frontier

Which sounds like war, which sounds like eternal winters

And if you want to learn me,

If you really want to know me,

I am in every word, in every one of my gestures

A girl from the East

Over here, the cold freezes your body,

But the heat can burn you

Everything is intense and strong here,

We don't just do things halfway

And all those crosses, those trenches

Over here, we know what the cost of blood is

The absurdity of the fight,

When both sides fall down

I come from a region, a language, an history

Which sounds faraway, like battles and memories

The one who witnessed my birth,

The one who made me as I am

A land, a character, the one I remain

I am of the dignified people,

Standing straight in their silence

Oh, a word is a word, oh, a promise has a meaning

And if you're able to understand

Who I am when I love or when I hate,

I will offer you the straight, simple, sincere love

Of a girl from the East

A girl from the East