Le petit pain au chocolat [English translation]

Every morning,

He used to buy his little chocolate roll.

The woman at the bakery would smile at him.

He didn't look at her.

Nonetheless she was beautiful

The other customers only saw her

You've gotta say she was

Really every bit as tasty

As her croissants.

And she dreamed sadly

In the evenings in her shop

Of the distant young man.

He was short-sighted

But she didn't know

He lived in a blurry world

Where the clouds didn't fly

He didn't see that she was beautiful

Didn't know that it was her

that destiny

was sending him blindly

to make her happy.

And the girl, who wasn't stupid

Bought glasses

For the one her heart desired

IN the hot fragrance of the cakes

And the breads and the tarts

In the bakery of parties

One night, they got married.

All in white she was beautiful

The customers only saw her

And from their union were born

Heaps of little children

Short-sighted like their father

Gambolling among the cakes

Filling up their pockets

with little chocolate rolls

And yet she was beautiful

The customers only saw her

And when you think about it

Life is very well made

It takes as little as

A simple pair of glasses

To bring two people together

And to make them happy

• Artist:Joe Dassin
• Album:Les Champs-Élysées 1969