Je Lui Dirai

I will tell him he is from this land
Where his grandfather was a lumberjack
That in his blood the East flows too
That mixes make beautiful children
That he is strong and very much alive

I will tell him he was born out of love
That we were eagerly waiting for him
That each night fades into a new day
That he will grow up but he has plenty of time
Oh god, he has plenty of time

And that life is calling him, the world is waiting for him
That the earth is so beautiful and the sky is so vast
That he is handsome, that I love him, that he is my life, my joy
That he is one among millions of humans
But the only one for me

I will tell him that everything is learned down here
The good, the bad, and even happiness
That he never loses his childlike eyes
In the face of too much suffering and ugliness
That he looks with his heart

I will tell him to be wise and cautious
To brush against the ice and the fire
To taste everything but never depend
That too much can be worse than too little
Oh much worse than too little

And that life is calling him, the world is waiting for him
That the earth is so beautiful and the sky is so vast
That he is handsome, that I love him, that he is my life, my joy
That he is one among millions of humans
But the only one for me

I will tell him about songs and poems
That there is no love without a story
That happiness is a seed that we sow
That love and health cannot be bought
And that we are only rich in that

I will tell him that one day another woman
Will love him and he will love her
That I will die of happiness and tears
But that we will be there step by step
That's life and its law

And that life is calling him, the world is waiting for him
That the earth is so beautiful and the sky is so vast
That he is handsome, that I love him, that he is my life, my joy
That he is one among millions of humans
But the only one for me