L’idiot [English translation]

He would steal cheese

From the people of his village

He would do so to be punished

He would give good points

By offering images

He would do so to please himself

The one about whom we would say:

"He is less than a person."

Son of a gypsy or son of nothing

On the tape recorder

He waits for someone

The little idiot who would bring

All the flowers to the cemetery

Simply because he had said

That he had cousins

And 5 or 6 grandparents

Yes, I want to talk about

The one who laughed at love

While seeing married couples

Give candied to their children

He never really cares

But me, I know that he lies

He has tears in his eyes

In front of cathedrals.

He has a broken heart

When a child is sick.

And he turns a blind eye

To all of his memories

So he can make himself lie better

He's forgotten nothing

He will never forget

The fields of wheat and cornflowers

This boy who is full of stories

Would look at the ducks

Fly away at the end of the swamp

He never says anything

And when he clenches his fists

It's only to be less scared

It's how he would catch

a piece of happiness

He has tears in his eyes

In front of cathedrals.

He has a broken heart

When a child is sick.

And he turns a blind eye

To all of his memories

So he can make himself lie better

Listen to him sing

This village idiot

Listen to him tell you, "I love you."

Listen to him say that it took him 30 years

To be a child

• Artist:Hervé Vilard