Place des grands hommes [English translation]

We told ourselves we'd meet again in ten years

Same day, same time, same guys

We'll see when we're 30

On the steps of the Place of Great Men

The day arrived and so did I

But I don't want to be the first one

If we don't have anything to say to each other, and if and if

I take a walk around the area

It's crazy how a Spring twilight

Reminds us of the same twilight from ten years ago

Pavements worn down by lowered gazes

What have I done with these years?

I haven't floated peacefully on water

I didn't swim with the wind at my back

Last right turn, Souflot Street

How many will be there, 4, 3, 2, 1... 0?

We told ourselves we'd meet again in ten years

Same day, same time, same guys

We'll see when we're 30

On the steps of the Place of Great Men

I'd had a crush on her so many times

Will the beautiful Séverine look at me?

Eric wanted to explore the subconscious

Does he come up for air from time to time?

I'm a little scared of going through the mirror

If I didn't go there, I'd have got the night wrong

In front of an old-fashioned shop window

I imagine the rekindling of friendships

"You haven't changed, what have you been up to?

You're married, you've got three kids

You've made it, you're a doctor

And you, Pascale, you still get mad over nothing?"

I've known high tides and low tides

Like you, like you, like you

I've encountered storms and squalls

Like you, like you, like you

Each love that ended gave way to another

And you, and you... and you?

And you Marco, who had the simple ambition of being happy in life,

Have you won your bet?

And you François, and you Laurence, and you Marion,

And you Gégé... and you Bruno, and you Evelyne?

Hey, good friends are great!

We told each other everything, we shook hands

You can't lay out ten years on a table

Like you arrange Scrabble letters

In the window I see the reflection

Of a high school girl behind me

If she goes left, I'll follow her

If it's right... Wait for me!

Wait for me! Wait for me! Wait for me!

We told ourselves we'd meet again in ten years

Same day, same time, same guys

We'll see when we're 30

If we've become great men

Great men... great men....

Well if we arranged to meet up in ten years' time...

• Artist:Patrick Bruel
• Album:Alors regarde