Madeleine [English translation]

Madeleine, too much pain

She should forget

Those faraway loves

That return each night

When Madeleine sleeps

On her golden hair… fanned out

A sun heavy with silence

Crushes the surroundings

No flower dances

Between the flagstones of the square

Where Madeleine walks

In her patriarchal dress… creased

The voice of a man in her eyes

Tells her that it was but a game

That they’ll rebuild their happiness

And that a child will light up their heart

That life can start again

That one can sweep away the memories

Just like before

So in the time it takes to smile

She flees her prison

To break in her delirium

The chains of forgiveness

And Madeleine laughs

Is if everything was finished… over

The voice of a man in her eyes

Tells her that it was but a game

That they’ll rebuild their happiness

And that a child will light up their heart

That life can start again

That one can sweep away the memories

Just like before

But other mornings will come

To rekindle her wound

That she hides behind her long

Nun’s dress

And Madeleine knows

That she will never be over it… never

And it’s really too much pain

Too much for sister Madeleine

And it’s really too much pain

Too much for sister Madeleine

And it’s really too much pain

Too much for sister Madeleine

• Artist:Francis Cabrel
• Album:Les Murs de poussière