Il y avait un jardin

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It's a song for the children
Who are born and live between steel
And asphalt between concrete and asphalt
And who may never know
That the earth was a garden

There was a garden called the earth
It shone in the sun like a forbidden fruit
No, it wasn't paradise or hell
Or anything seen or heard before

There was a garden, a house of trees
With a bed of moss to make love
And a small stream rolling without a wave
Came to refresh it and continued its course.

There was a garden as big as a valley
You could feed there in all seasons
On the burning earth or on the frozen grass
And discover flowers that had no name.

There was a garden called the earth
It was big enough for thousands of children
It was once inhabited by our grandfathers
Who themselves inherited it from their grandparents.

Where is this garden where we could have been born
Where we could have lived carefree and naked,
Where is this house with all doors open
That I still seek and can't find anymore.