For Me... Formidable [English translation]

You're the one for me, for me, for me astounding1

You are my love very, very, very, true2.

And I would like at last to be able to tell you that,

to write you that

in Shakespeare's tongue.

My daisy, daisy, daisy, desirable3

I am sad to have so few words

to offer you.

Darling I love you, love you, darling I want you,

and that's about it.

You are the one for me, for me, for me, formidable

You are the one for me, for me, for me, formidable

But how can you

See me, see me, see me, so pathetic4

I would better pick my vocabulary

to please you

from Molière's tongue

You, your eyes, your nose, your lips adorable

No matter if you did not get it

Dont't worry and come into my arms

Darling I love you, love you,

Darling, I want you

And we don't care about anything else

You are the one for me, for me, for me, formidable

I even wonder

why I love you

As you don't care about me nor anything else

with your mischievous, mischievous air5

How can I love you?

1. "formi(dable)" -> "for me"2. "véri(table)" -> "very"3. "dési(rable)" -> daisy4. "si mi(nable)" -> "see me"5. "canaille" -> "can I"

• Artist:Charles Aznavour