[Him]
My love, my beloved,
Here I am too far from you,
How can I survive far away
From your heart and from your arms?
[Her]
From my heart and from my arms
Oh, I had forgotten
This letter and who, my word
Could have sent it to me?
[Him]
If you knew what boredom
Far from our love plays
[Her]
Is it Andre or is it Henri?
Is it Paul with his beautiful eyes?
[Him]
Nothing distracts the madness
That surrounds me, but nothing can
Turn away my adoring heart
[Her]
Oh no, that couldn't be him!
[Him]
My love, my fire, my joy,
I will come back, be certain of it
[Her]
Truthfully, it's the first time
I see this handwriting.
[Him]
Your portrait laying on me
Protects me and reassures me
[Her]
This letter between my fingers
Could it be a deception?
[Him]
Yes, hell is on Earth
But the worst is to count
These hours, these days, these seconds
Keeping us apart
[Her]
No matter how I search the circle
Of my past lovers
In which deep amnesia
Did this lover drown?
[Him]
My love, my all beautiful,
I love you and I love you so much
[Her]
There is nothing eternal,
Nothing that can resist time
[Him]
A kiss on your eye,
On your mouth just as much
[Her]
Nothing that can resist time
And memory is cruel
[Him]
But farewell, my life, my heart
I have no choice but to go
I'm being called, it is six o'clock
See you tomorrow, come what may !
Unless your artilleryman
Gets as his sole funeral
The trenches and the fear
The racket and the bullets
[Her]
On these worn-out pages
The ultimate mark is missing
The steady certainty
Of a simple signature
[Him]
My love, if ever
On the battlefront I should fall
I would like you to promise
You will never forget me
[Her and Him]
I would like you to promise
You will never forget me