Papillon [English translation]

Will anyone hear me

If I no longer say a word?

Will anyone see me

If I were to disappear?

I know... I know

I could have been a butterfly

I would have lived

A special day

I fly... would fly

I'd dress myself in the light

I hide... would hide

From the rain and the wind

I'd look at the land

Would appreciate its beauty

I fly... would fly

Would be a butterfly

Will anyone wait

For my pupa

To free itself from its yarn

And launch into nothingness

I know I know

I could have been a butterfly

I would have lived

A special day...

I fly... would fly

I'd dress myself in the light

I hide... would hide

From the rain and the wind

I'd look at the land

Would appreciate its beauty

I fly... would fly

Would be a butterfly

I fly... would fly

I hide... would hide

I'd look at the land

Would appreciate its beauty

I fly... would fly

Would be a butterfly