Il venait d'avoir 18 ans [English translation]

He was barely eighteen years old

He was as handsome as a child

As strong as a man.

it was summer time, naturally

Looking at him, I could tally

My nights in autumn

I put my curls back into place

Some more foundation on my face,

That made him grin.

And when he started approaching,

I would have given everything

Just to seduce him

He was barely eighteen years old,

That was the best reason for all

His sweet victory

.

He did not say a word of love.

According to him, words of love

Were derisory/unnecessary

He told me " I want you, baby''

He had heard that in a movie,

Boys become true men

In the deep of some random bed,

All astonished, I discovered

A superb heaven.

He was barely eighteen years old

It made him a little too bold,

Out of cocksureness

And as he put his clothes back on

I, already conquered, returned

To my loneliness

I wish I could have held him back

Although I let him do his sack,

Not batting a lid.

He told me That wasn't so bad

In his inferrnal and candid

Voice of eighteen

I put my curls back into place

Some more foundation on my face,

My daily routine.

I had just simply forgotten

That I was more than twice eighteen.

• Artist:Dalida
• Album:Julien... (1973)