Toi, qui disais

{Chorus:} *
You, who said, who said,
Who said that you loved her,
You loved her, you loved her.

In the streets, on the wet pavement
Linger shadows without joy.
A girl walks crying in the rain
And still thinks of you.

You, who said, who said,
Who said that you loved her,
You loved her, you loved her.
You loved her more than life
What did you do with your love
For her to cry in the rain?

Do you remember, remember?
The day you met her,
Met her, met her
It cost you some cash
But it gave you good times
It was a famous Saturday.

The lights of the fry shack
Where everything moves fast to the sound of the accordion
Spun around.

She admired, admired
The way you aimed
And shot and won
Pretty flowers for a dime
That made cabbage necklaces
You put around her neck.

The little cars crashed,
Crashed, near the Japanese pool
And the Indian
Who called himself a great magician
Pulled tricks out of thin air
Doing thirty-six thousand spins.

By the nougat stand, the wooden horses
Went up and down
And all that ended
At the bar where we let loose
In the dark corners where we let loose
Playing the game of true love.

But you gave too many caresses
And false promises, to the rhythm of the piano
That played out of tune.

Like a simple girl, the little one
Intoxicated by big words
She believed it a bit too much
So much that when you left
She really didn’t understand
Except that it was over.

{Chorus}

In the streets, on the wet pavement
Linger shadows without joy.
A girl walks crying in the rain
And still thinks of you.

* Note:
The chorus "You who said..." is sung as a leitmotif,
throughout the beginning of the song and at the very end.