Je Me Suis Fait Tout Petit

I had never taken off my hat
In front of anyone
Now I crawl and I play the fool
When she calls me
I was a mean dog, she makes me eat
From her little hand
I had wolf teeth, I changed them
For little ones

I made myself very small in front of a doll
Who closes her eyes when you lay her down
I made myself very small in front of a doll
Who acts like a mother when you touch her

I was tough, she converted me
The sly one
And I fell all warm, all roasted
Against her mouth
Which has milk teeth when she smiles
When she sings
And wolf teeth when she is furious
When she is mean

I made myself very small in front of a doll
Who closes her eyes when you lay her down
I made myself very small in front of a doll
Who acts like a mother when you touch her

I submit to her law, I go very softly
Under her rule
Even though she is jealous beyond all
And even worse
A pretty periwinkle that seemed to me
Prettier than her
A pretty periwinkle one day died
From a parasol blow

I made myself very small in front of a doll
Who closes her eyes when you lay her down
I made myself very small in front of a doll
Who acts like a mother when you touch her

All the sleepwalkers, all the mages
Told me without malice
That in her arms in a cross, I would undergo my
Last torment
There are worse ones, there are better ones
But all things considered
Whether we hang here, whether we hang elsewhere
If we must hang

I made myself very small in front of a doll
Who closes her eyes when you lay her down
I made myself very small in front of a doll
Who acts like a mother when you touch her