Lyrics of Toi - Gilbert Bécaud

Toi (original)

Toi que j’espérais depuis longtemps déjà
Toi, dans cette ville d’inconnus, je t’ai aperçue.
Toi que je cherchais depuis longtemps déjà
Toi, dans cette foule de perdus, je t’ai reconnue.
Et les gens autour de toi riaient, un imbécile parlait
Et toi aussi, tu riais, j’en aurais pleuré, pleuré !
Toi que je savais depuis longtemps pour moi
Toi, dans ce mélange de perdus, tu te gaspillais.
Toi, j’aurais voulu tendre les mains vers toi.
Moi, j’aurais voulu tout t’expliquer, ils m’en empêchaient.
Tous ces gens autour de toi riaient, cet imbécile parlait
Et toi aussi, tu riais, j’en aurais crié, crié !
Toi, avec ces minables, tu t’en allas.
Toi, dans ce chaque jour de cohue, je t’ai reperdue.

(translation)

You that I was hoping for a long time already
You, in this city of strangers, I saw you.
You that I was looking for a long time already
You, in this crowd of lost people, I recognized you.
And people around you were laughing, a fool was talking
And you too, you were laughing, I would have cried, cried!
You that I knew for a long time for me
You, in this mix of the lost, were wasting yourselves.
You, I would have liked to reach out my hands to you.
I would have liked to explain everything to you, they prevented me from doing so.
All those people around you were laughing, that fool was talking
And you too, you laughed, I would have shouted, shouted!
You, with these losers, you went away.
You, in this every busy day, I lost you again.