Petite Fleur
Mouloudji
Little Flower
I’ve hidden
Better than anywhere else
In the garden of my heart
A little flower
This flower
Prettier than a bouquet
It keeps secret
All my childhood dreams
The love of my parents
And all those bright mornings
Made of happy memories
From long ago
When life
Sometimes betrays me
You remain my joy
Little flower
At twenty years old
I pause for a moment
To breathe in
This scent that I loved so much
In my heart
You’ll always bloom
In the great garden of love
Little flower
Take this gift
That I’ve always kept
Even at twenty
I never gave it away
Don’t be afraid
To pick from the depths of a heart
A little flower
Never dies
