On ne change pas [English translation]

We do not change

We simply put on the costumes of our other selves

We do not change

A jacket simply hides a little of what we see

We do not grow

We push a little, all right

The time for a dream, a dream

And the touches of a finger

But we do not forget

The child who rests, nearly naked,

The moments of innocence

That we didn't know about

We do not change

We take on the tunes and poses of combat

We do not change

We exchange, we believe

That we make choices

But if you look closer

Near the appearance trembles

A little boy who looks like us

We know well he is there

We can hear him sometimes

His insolent tune

That insists and repeats

'Oh do not leave me'

We never forget

There is always a gesture

That betrays who we are

A prince, a valet

Under the crown we can see

An arrogance, a trait

Of a prince or valet

I know that very well

I've copied the images

And the dreams that I had

All the thousands of dreams-

But so close to me,

A small thin girl

Walks to Charlemagne, worried

And speaks softly to me

We do not change, we simply wear

Others' costumes and voilà

We do not change, we cannot hide

That in a moment of self

A little girl

Walks, thankless and lonely,

And dreams in the snow

While forgetting the cold

If I paint her

She disappears a little,

Time to watch me work

And make fun of me,

A little girl

A very little girl

A very little girl

A very little girl