Lyrics of Dis, ma muse - Salvatore Adamo

Dis, ma muse (original)

J’avais un coin de nuit et les étoiles y venaient
Et quand pleurait la pluie, perçant le voile, elles brillaient
J’avais pas grand-chose, j’avais une rose
Couleur de toi, douceur de toi
Dis, ma muse, tu t’amuses, quand câline, tu dessines
Des sourires que je n’ai jamais connus
Dis, ma muse, tu t’amuses, insouciante, tu m’inventes
Des serments que je n’ai jamais tenus
Parce qu’un jour la rose s’arracha les épines
Pour qu’amoureux, j’ose tendre ma main chagrine
Prends-moi pour ta belle, son âme est cruelle
Mais puisqu’il faut, je mourrais pour elle
Dis, ma muse, tu t’amuses, peu m’importe, une fleur morte
Dans un monde qui n’existe que pour toi
Dis, ma muse, tu t’amuses, tu t’entêtes, mais les poètes
Aujourd’hui, cueillent leur rime aux pieds des croix.

(translation)

I had a corner of the night and the stars came to it
And when the rain cried, piercing the veil, they shone
I didn't have much, I had a rose
Color of you, sweetness of you
Say, my muse, you have fun, when cuddling, you draw
Smiles I've never known
Say, my muse, you're having fun, carefree, you're making me up
Oaths I never kept
Because one day the rose tore out the thorns
So that in love, I dare stretch out my sorrowful hand
Take me for your beauty, her soul is cruel
But since it's necessary, I would die for her
Say, my muse, you're having fun, I don't care, a dead flower
In a world that only exists for you
Say, my muse, you're having fun, you're stubborn, but the poets
Today, pick their rhyme at the foot of the crosses.