La Ville inconnue [English translation]

In the unknown town,

I like nothing

I always take to the streets

That go too far

Of never-ending streets

Where I get lost

The quays, the avenues

And the deserted boulevards

Then, between two houses

I hear the din

Of a long train on a bridge

That is going some place

In the unknown town,

Evening and morning,

Like this lost dog

I go and I come back

There are passers by

That have the air to flee from you

And who don't have the temps

To do you a smile

In the unknown town,

When the night comes,

I have fear of the naked walls

The all-grey walls

I have fear of this hotel

In the too cold bed

And of cruel morning

That wakes me up

Because I want to sleep

Sleep all day,

With my memories,

My memories of love

In the unknown town,

I think of you

But you, do you remember me?

Still a little bit of me?

• Artist:Édith Piaf