De t'avoir aimée [English translation]

For having loved you1, loved like crazy

Loved on my knees much more than on my feet

Until I couldn't sleep, couldn't eat no more

What do I have left from having loved you?

For having loved you, with my soul and eyes

Until I even forgot the name of God

For having only one name left to shout

What do I have left from having loved you?

Only my voice remains, suddenly without echo

Only my fingers remain, which grip nothing

Only my skin remains, looking for your hands

And, above all, the fear of still loving you

Tomorrow, almost dead

For having loved you, loved in pain

Until I tear my stomach and heart

To the point of dying, to the point of damning myself

What do I have left from having loved you?

All I have left

Is only a love

That you just tore apart.

1. Note: French verbs are written either in their masculine or feminine form. In this song, the verb "loved" is written in feminine, as the singer speaks to a woman.

• Artist:Charles Aznavour