Le Téléphone Pleure
Claude François
The Telephone Cries
The little one:
Hello!
The man:
Listen, is mom near you?
You have to tell her:
"Mom, someone's looking for you"
The little one:
Ah! it's the man from last time
Well, I'll go get her
I think she's in the bath
And I don't know if she'll be able to come
The man:
Tell her, please, tell her it's important
And he waits
The little one:
Tell me, did you do something to my mom?
She always waves at me
She always whispers to me:
"Pretend I'm not here"
The man:
Tell me, what's your house like?
Do you study your lessons every night?
The little one:
Oh yes! but since mom works
It's the neighbor who takes me to school
There's only one signature on my report card
The others have their dad's, not me
The man:
Oooooh tell her I'm in pain
So much pain for six years
And it's your age, my child
The little one:
Oh no! I'm five years old
Hey! did you know my mom before
Yet she never talked to me about you
You're staying there, right?
The man:
The telephone cries when she doesn't come
When I shout to her: "I love you"
The words die in the receiver
The telephone cries, don't hang up
I'm so close to you with my voice
Will you be at the next vacation at the Beau-Rivage hotel?
Do you like the beach?
The little one:
Oh yes! I love swimming
Now I can swim
But hey, how do you know the Beau-Rivage hotel
Have you been there, in Sainte Maxime
The man:
Ooooooh! tell her all my pain,
How much I love both of you
The little one:
I love you! but I've never seen you
And what's wrong with you
Why did you change your voice
But you're crying, why?
The man:
The telephone cries when she doesn't come
When I shout to her: "I love you"
The words die in the receiver
The telephone cries, no, don't hang up
I'm so close to you with my voice
Tell me, listen to me
The telephone cries for the last time
Because tomorrow I'll be on a train
Tell her to stay
The little one:
But she's leaving!
The man:
Come on, insist!
The little one:
She's gone
The man:
If she's gone, then so be it
The little one:
Goodbye, sir
The man:
Goodbye, little one
