Pourquoi le monde est sans amour [English translation]

(Why is the world without love?)

(Why is the world without love?)

(It cannot last forever.)

(Why is the world without love?)

Me—I do not know, I do not know.

So tell, tell me—why?

(Why is the world without love?)

Why do birds die in winter?

(Why is the world without love?)

What gives you the right to pick flowers?

(It cannot last forever.)

Why is the night frightening

(Why is the world without love?)

to children and not to thieves?

Why do forests burn every summer?

There are too many angry friends—why?

(Why is the world without love?)

(Why is the world without love?)

(It cannot last forever.)

(Why is the world without love?)

(Why is the world without love?)

Why is my heart so cold?

(Why is the world without love?)

My guitar only can sob.

(It cannot last forever.)

Why cry even for joy?

(Why is the world without love?)

The sun sets too early.

For such a long time, you know that I wait for you

but you—you never come—why?

(Why is the world without love?)

Me, I do not know.

(Why is the world without love?)

Me, I do not know.

So tell, tell me—why?

(Why is the world without love?)

Me, I do not know.

(Why is the world without love?)

Me, I do not know.

So tell, tell me—why?

• Artist:Mireille Mathieu
• Album:Mireille... Mireille... (1970)