Mon Amie La Rose
Françoise Hardy
My Friend the Rose
We are very little
And my friend the rose
Told me this morning
At dawn I was born
Baptized with dew
I blossomed
Happy and in love
In the sun's rays
I closed at night
I woke up old
Yet I was very beautiful
Yes, I was the most beautiful
Of the flowers in your garden
We are very little
And my friend the rose
Told me this morning
See the god who made me
Makes me bow my head
And I feel that I'm falling
And I feel that I'm falling
My heart is almost bare
I have one foot in the grave
I am no longer
You admired me yesterday
And I will be dust
Forever tomorrow
We are very little
And my friend the rose
Died this morning
The moon tonight
Watched over my friend
In a dream I saw
Dazzling and naked
Her soul dancing
Far beyond the clouds
And smiling at me
Believe in the one who can believe
I need hope
Otherwise I am nothing
Or very little
It's my friend the rose
Who said it yesterday morning