| Un jour, un enfant (original) | Un jour, un enfant (translation) |
|---|---|
| Un jour se lèvera | A day will dawn |
| Sur trois branches de lilas | On three lilac branches |
| Qu’un enfant regardera | That a child will watch |
| Comme un livre d’images | Like a picture book |
| Le monde autour de lui | The world around him |
| Sera vide et c’est ainsi | Will be empty and so it is |
| Qu’il inventera la vie | That he will invent life |
| A sa première page | On its front page |
| En dessinant | By drawing |
| La forme d’une orange | The shape of an orange |
| Il donnera au ciel | He will give to heaven |
| Son premier soleil | His first sun |
| En dessinant l’oiseau | By drawing the bird |
| Il inventera la fleur | He will invent the flower |
| En cherchant le bruit de l’eau | Looking for the sound of water |
| Il entendra le cri du cœur | He will hear the cry of the heart |
| En dessinant | By drawing |
| Les branches d’une étoile | The branches of a star |
| Il trouvera l’enfant | He will find the child |
| Le chemin des grands | The Path of the Great |
| Des grands qui ont gardé | Of the grown-ups who have kept |
| Un regard émerveillé | A look of wonder |
| Pour les fruits de chaque jour | For everyday fruit |
| Et pour les roses de l’amour | And for the roses of love |
