| La Cigarette (original) | La Cigarette (translation) |
|---|---|
| Tout ce que je sens, c’est la cigarette | All I smell is the cigarette |
| Qui brûle mes doigts | that burns my fingers |
| Mais qui ne me fait pas | But that doesn't make me |
| Aussi mal que le mal de toi | As bad as the bad of you |
| Cendres sur mes partitions, mes chansons | Ashes on my scores, my songs |
| Qui s’en vont te rejoindre | Who are going to join you |
| Dans ton paradis | In your paradise |
| Qui n’est plus à moi | who is no longer mine |
| On a beau dire: Loin des yeux, loin du cœur | No matter how much we say: Out of sight, out of mind |
| Mais ne le crois pas | But don't believe it |
| Car moi, je t’aime, je t’aime encore | Because I love you, I still love you |
| Même quand tu n’es pas là | Even when you're not there |
| Tout ce que je sens, c’est la cigarette | All I smell is the cigarette |
| Qui brûle mes doigts | that burns my fingers |
| Mais qui ne me fait pas | But that doesn't make me |
| Aussi mal que le mal de toi | As bad as the bad of you |
