| Mea Culpa (original) | Mea Culpa (translation) |
|---|---|
| Il n’avait que douze ans | He was only twelve |
| Et je crois qu’il m’aimait | And I believe he loved me |
| Il parlait comme un grand | He spoke like a grown up |
| Mais ses joues rougissaient | But her cheeks were blushing |
| À douze ans, quand on aime, | At twelve years old, when we love, |
| On a tant de problèmes! | We have so many problems! |
| Mea-culpa | mea culpa |
| Être aimée d’un enfant | To be loved by a child |
| Ce n'était pas sérieux | It wasn't serious |
| Mais il souffrait pourtant | But he still suffered |
| Je l’ai vu dans ses yeux | I saw it in his eyes |
| Il fuyait ton regard | He was avoiding your gaze |
| Évitait de te voir | Avoided seeing you |
| Mea-culpa | mea culpa |
| Tu étais l'étranger | You were the stranger |
| Qui voulais m’empêcher | who wanted to stop me |
| De l’aimer | To love him |
| Un combat inégal | An unequal fight |
| Un rival | A rival |
| Qui l’a fait tant pleurer, | Who made her cry so much, |
| Pleurer | Weep |
| Il est venu à la maison | He came home |
| Au long des mois | Throughout the months |
| Puis t’a appelé par ton nom | Then called you by your name |
| Un soir, je crois | One night I believe |
| Et il t’a demandé | And he asked you |
| De le raccompagner | To accompany him |
| Mea-culpa | mea culpa |
| Sans un mot, d’un regard, | Without a word, with a look, |
| Un enfant peut savoir | A child can know |
| Pardonner | To forgive |
| Pardonner tout le mal | Forgive all evil |
| Au rival | To rival |
| Qui l’a fait tant pleurer | who made her cry so much |
| Pleurer | Weep |
