Va-t’en [English translation]

To avoid me that one day by age

and by gangrene of time

You find on my face, the damages caused by the years

Go away, go away, go away

Before seeing clearly

The obvious signs of waning

And your desires commit suicide

on the ashes of our love

Go away, go away, please my love, go away

I love you, I love you and I swear

To all gods, to you, to me

And I want you to keep my image fresh

And beautiful in your mind

So go before lying,

Before pretending

To remember me in your dreams, without wrinkles and without a white hair

Go away, go away,

Please my love, go away

Before seeing me pathetic

Because despite my efforts

Confronted with irreversible,

Love alone is no longer strong enough

Go away, go away, go away

Before my heart burns itself

In doubt and jealousy

And that our connections boil down

To sleeping in the same bed

Go away, go away,

Please my love, go away

I'm concerned, I'm concerned because I adore you,

You are all that makes my life

Today I'm still strong,

But in 10 years or 20 years from now

So as not to see me on a diet,

Watching my line and my complexion

And ridiculously victim

Of the mirror and the surgeon

To avoid those dark hours

that we live in as we age

To keep me in your memory,

young and constantly proud

Protected from the scratches of time,

like the sleeping beauty

Go away, go away,

please my love, go away

• Artist:Charles Aznavour