C'est le refrain de ma vie [English translation]

A life is a little like the pages of a novel:

to each his destiny and his share of torments.

Me—I made of my life no matter what the season

a garden where bouquets of songs blossom.

It's the refrain of my life

that made me like I am:

here is a little woman

with her joys and her dramas.

It's the refrain of my life

that made me cross the one

who took my hand in his

while telling me "I love you."

If sometimes our love seems to struggle,

it's that it is necessary, night and day, to give so very much,

and, in those moments, I fear the future,

but you open your arms, I forget what I fear.

It's the refrain of my life

that makes from a melody

a concert for a love

that I will sing forever.

It's the refrain of my life

and, when the sky is gray,

there arrives the smile of a child

who calls you "mom."

It's the refrain of my life.

I stay as I am

and I regret nothing

because my life is this refrain.

• Artist:Petula Clark