La Tête Haute [English translation]

It's my birthday, I'm 19 yo

No more hair, but all my teeth

And when I'm looking in the future

There is a kind of blur in time

Soon the doctor will come by

To give me my results

And then I'll know whether yes or no

I have chances of recovering

My birthday's candles

Might just be my last ones

But I'm not even restless

In myself there's this tranquil force

of the people who are used to seeing Death roam

I've weathered everything

With my head held down

If I'm going back down the hill

It shall be with my head held high

If I'm at the end of the road

Of my life that was much too short

I will still go in peace

Without experiencing any regrets

Because even if I still have this flame1

I have in myself this old soul2

Of those for whom wisdom

Has replaced youthfulness

And that has made me keep hope

In the darkest of times

But that has also softened

The snatched victories

I would have held myself upright like a king

In the face of this trojan horse

Without whining about the pain

And without crying on my misfortune

Whether I survive or whether I die

I an now no longer afraid

I've weathered everything

With my head held down

If I'm going back down the hill

It shall be with my head held high

It's my birthday, I'm 19 yo

No more hair, but all my teeth

I will snuff out the candles

The last ones of my life

The doc confirmed it

The ailment3 has progressed too much

A matter of a few weeks

Maybe only two months

Eyes floating in water 4

In a last spasm

Of angriness and helplessness

One has to accept the evidence

It is not longer the time for tears

I have to lay down my arms

I've weathered everything

With my head held down

Now I'm going back down the hill

And I have my head held high

I have my head held high

I have my head held high

1. The energy of youth2. I don't know if it's common in english, but in french we call "old soul" people who seem composed beyong their age.3. Here, "mal" is used, which means both "ailment", "evil", "bad"4. crying

• Artist:Les Cowboys fringants
• Album:L'expédition (2008)