Pardon [English translation]

Sorry for all of the hours

that toll in your house

simply for you to cry—

for you to cry out my name.

Sorry for so much youth—

for so many dreams—destroyed

for this tick-tock of sadness

that beats out day and night.

Sorry for all this pain—

these memories that chain you

to a past so rich in joy—

forgive me if you love me.

You see, I am afraid and I tremble

at never being able to give back

all of the love that my heart received

when we were together.

Sorry from the bottom of my heart

for every single teardrop

that trailed down your cheeks—

those tracks prove me guilty.

Sorry that I implore you

like the God we adore

and to whom we return on our knees—

sorry if you still love me—

sorry if you still love me—

forgive me if you love me.

• Artist:Dalida