Ma mère me disait [English translation]

My mother used to tell me

If my hair is white

And on my forehead

You can see the mark of time

You that gave me these wrinkles my child

My mother used to tell me

My eyes get a bit greyer

With every sleepless night

I watched over you so much when you were small

La, la, la...

My mother used to tell me

You think you're picking the flower of eternity

But it dies in your hand

And so many things have died in my heart

My mother used to tell me

You'll still have love

You have to give it, expecting nothing in return

All your love, you'll learn one day

That morning when I awoke

I saw my first white hair