Tu aurais pu vivre

You could have lived a little longer
For our happiness, for our light
With your smile, with your clear eyes
Your open mind, your generous air
You could have lived a little longer
My faithful friend, my buddy, my brother
Instead of going on a cruise alone
And leave us like mangy dogs
You could have lived a little longer

You could have dreamed a little longer
Let yourself be rocked by the river
By the song of water running over stones
When summer was firing on all cylinders
You could have dreamed a little longer
Under my chestnut tree in the light shade
Let time slowly unravel
And night falls on the blue valley
You could have dreamed a little longer

You could have played a little longer
Instead of letting go of your balls, poor thing
Today without you, how will we manage?
In our triplet, there are only two of us left
You could have played a little longer
Don't leave without having been able to do it
To these jokers, bite the dust
With a stake of God's thunder
You could have played a little longer

We could have laughed a little more
With friends, whole evenings
On our hollyhock terrace
Scented with love, stories and games
We could have laughed a little more
And in the beauty of ephemeral things
Caress our women and raise our glasses
Without realizing that we were happy
We could have laughed a little more

You could have lived a little longer
Don't force me to write these verses
You who knew well, my dear friend
How often I am lazy
You could have lived a little longer