Le droit d'aimer [English translation]

May they rise or die,

These red or grey suns,

And may the hours revolve

And may life pass

In the face of men,

In defiance of their laws,

Nothing nor nobody will ever

Prevent me from loving.

I have the right to love.

I have the right.

In the face of men,

In defiance of their laws,

Nothing nor nobody will ever

Prevent me from loving.

Hoping for weddings

Like those of kids

At the loving age

I wanted this right!

In drunken mornings

And nights of distress,

By fighting for this love,

I won this right!

Through fear of losing everything,

At the risk of losing myself,

So that I might experience love,

I paid for this right!

Although time erases

Neither bereavements nor joys,

Whatever we may say or do,

As long as my heart beats,

Whatever the crown may be,

Thorns or cross,

Nothing nor nobody will ever

Prevent me from loving...

I have the right to love,

I have the right...

In the face of men,

In defiance of their laws,

Nothing nor nobody will ever

Prevent me from loving...

From loving you...

From being loved...From being loved...

• Artist:Édith Piaf