La Fille qui m'accompagne [English translation]

She speaks like the water of the fountains

Like the mornings on the mountain

She has eyes almost as bright

As the white walls in the heart of Spain

The blue night of her dreams attracts me

Even if she knows the words that tear me apart

I promised to never lie

To the girl who accompanies me

Deep in her hall of mirrors1

She imprisoned my image

And even when I am away at night

She places her hands on my face

I burned all of my old memories

Since my heart is in her sights

And I kept my new images

For the girl with whom I travel

We swore to follow the words of the model children

We will always stay far away from giant whirlwinds

She will never take my heart for granted

I will say the words that she's waiting for

She knows the islands that I'm thinking about

And the other half of my secrets

I know that another night is coming

When I hear her necklaces sliding off

One day, I will build an empire

With all our moments of pleasure

So that nothing ever pulls me away

From the girl who accompanies me

We swore to follow the words of the model children

We will always stay far away from giant whirlwinds

I will never take her heart for granted

She will say the words that I'm waiting for

She knows the islands I'm thinking about

And the other half of my delusions

She knows already that between her and me,

The more space there is and the less I breathe

1. "Jeu" literally means "game", but I translated it differently as it sounded better.

• Artist:Francis Cabrel