Au cœur de la nuit [English translation]

I remember a night

A night in my childhood

Exactly the same as tonight

A long night of silence

I, who never remember

The past that troubles me

It's funny, I have kept the secret

Of that long moonless night

I remember a night

A night in my childhood

Exactly the same as tonight

A long night of silence

I suddenly woke up,

There was a presence,

I suddenly woke up

In a drowsy state

It was outside, someone was speaking

With a low voice, like a whisper,

Like a choked sob

It was outside, I was sure of it

I remember a night

A night in my childhood

Exactly the same as tonight

A long night of silence

I walked, half-awake,

Guided by the strange whisper,

I walked, half-awake,

Following a dark alley

There was, I remember,

Emerging from the dark alley,

There was a rustling of wings,

There, brushing against my face

It was in the middle of the night,

It was a deep forest

It was, just like tonight,

A muffled sound coming from beyond the grave

Who are you to come back to me,

What is the ache that keeps you in chains,

Who are you to come back to me,

And do you want me to come towards you

If necessary, I would go again,

For many deep nights and some more,

Without ever seeing the dawn again,

Without ever seeing the world again

So that you could finally sleep,

So that your heart may finally find rest,

So that you finish dying

Behind your lids that are already closed

I remember a night

A night in my childhood

Exactly the same as tonight

A long night of silence ...

• Artist:Barbara
• Album:Barbara ‎– Au Cœur De La Nuit (1967)