| Toi, tu me plais (original) | Toi, tu me plais (translation) |
|---|---|
| Elle a pris ses enfants | She took her children |
| Et elle les a noyés | And she drowned them |
| C'était seulment | It was only |
| Des carrés de papier | squares of paper |
| Cent-vingt pages déchirées | One hundred and twenty torn pages |
| Qui allaient se baigner | Who were going to bathe |
| Juste là où la Seine | Just where the Seine |
| Embrasse Aubervilliers | Kiss Aubervilliers |
| Du haut du pont de fer | From the top of the iron bridge |
| Elle les a vus flotter | She saw them floating |
| S’en aller vers la mer | Go to the sea |
| Nourrir les naufragés | Feed the castaways |
| Un tout petit roman | A tiny novel |
| Qui disait sans mentir | Who said without lying |
| Qu’on peut tout inventer | We can invent everything |
| Même ses souvenirs | Even his memories |
| Ça s’appelait: | It was called: |
| «Toi, tu me plais» | "I like you" |
| On lui avait dit: Non | He was told: No |
| Qu’il faudrait travailler | That should work |
| En faire un peu plus long | Make it a little longer |
| En soignant les effets | By healing the effects |
| D’autres qui n’avaient pas lu | Others who haven't read |
| Lui avaient écrit: | had written to him: |
| Ceci ne rentre pas | This does not fit |
| Dans nos catégories | In our categories |
| D’autres, encore plus polis | Others, even more polite |
| Lui avaient proposé | had offered him |
| De travailler l’histoire | To work the story |
| À quatre mains croisées | With four crossed hands |
| Comme on dirait aux femmes | As they say to women |
| Aux Indiens, aux enfants: | To the Indians, to the children: |
| «Tout ça n’est pas sérieux | "All this is not serious |
| Couchez-vous maintenant.» | Go to bed now.” |
| Elle a pris son enfant | She took her child |
| Et elle l’a noyé | And she drowned him |
| C'était son manuscrit | It was his manuscript |
| Qu’elle avait déchiré | That she had torn |
| Il était moins de six heures | It was past six |
| Le soleil souriait | The sun was smiling |
| Le monde et le bonheur | The World and Happiness |
| Quelque part l’attendaient | Somewhere were waiting for him |
| Ça s’appelait: | It was called: |
| «Toi, tu me plais» | "I like you" |
