Simple Comme Bonjour

It's such a basic story,
Really not original at all.
I don't know why, honestly,
I always have to tell it again.
They were more than just a friend.
To me, she was almost like a sister.
But the adventure can be summed up in a few concise words,
And it can be wrapped up like this.

The blonde and the brunette
Have always gotten along.
Love took one of them.
It's all as simple as hello...

Because one fine day, a guy came along
With big eyes full of tenderness.
But she was way more beautiful than me,
And it was the blonde who became his mistress.

It's such a basic story.
It's hardly original.
Through a veil of tears in my eyes,
I saw them both walk away.

Everyone said she was beautiful.
Those words, like a catchy tune,
Danced in my head
And have been dancing there since,
Unannounced, day and night.

The blonde and the brunette,
Once laughed at love.
Love took one of them.
It's all as simple as hello.

The guy left, the girl with him,
I was left with only one friend:
My heavy sorrow and, every day, the boredom
Fills my heart and hangs over my life.

My God, how basic this story is
And how unoriginal it is!
It would end there and no one would talk about it,
But fate had other plans.

Everyone said she was beautiful.
Ah, the haunting refrain!
So, when I saw her,
All alone deep in the woods...
But that's none of your business.

The blonde and the brunette
Are separated forever.
Only one remains.
It's all as simple as hello.