Mon légionnaire [English translation]

He had large eyes, very clear

Somewhat like lightning in the sky

during a thunderstorm

He was covered in tattoos

that I never really understood

His neck said "Not seen, not caught"

Above his heart was "nobody"

And on his right arm, one word: "reason"

I don't know his name, I don't know anything about him

Yet he loved me all night long,

my American army boy!

And leaving me to my fate,

he was gone by the morning,

full of light!

He was thin, he was handsome,

he smelled like the hot sand

my American army boy!

It was the sun on his forehead

that made his hair shine blonde

in the light

Happiness lost, happiness fled

I often think of that night and

his craving to bite at my skin

Sometimes I cry and I think

when I felt such emotion,

I would've screamed in happiness

But I didn't dare tell him my feelings

I was afraid to see him smile!

I don't know his name, I don't know anything about him

Yet he loved me all night long,

my American army boy!

And leaving me to my fate,

he was gone by the morning,

full of light!

He was thin, he was handsome,

he smelled like the hot sand

my American army boy!

It was the sun on his forehead

that made his hair shine blonde

in the light

They were found in the desert,

his beautiful eyes were open

In the sky above, clouds passed by

He showed his tattoos, smiling

revealing his neck and saying "Not seen, not caught"

Showing his heart: "here, nobody"

He doesn't know it....but I forgive him

Still, I dreamed that fate

would give me back a beautiful morning

with my American army boy,

That we'd be alone together

in some wonderful country

that's full of light!

He was thin, he was handsome,

he smelled like the hot sand

my American army boy!

It was the sun on his forehead

that made his hair shine blonde

in the light

• Artist:Édith Piaf