| Si tu etais né en Mai (original) | Si tu etais né en Mai (translation) |
|---|---|
| J’ai bien connu ta mère | I knew your mother well |
| Il paraît qu’elle m’aimait | It seems that she loved me |
| J’aurais pu être ton père | I could have been your father |
| Si tu étais né en mai | If you were born in May |
| Mon petit | My little |
| Quelque nuits | some nights |
| Éphémères | ephemera |
| Mais cela | But this |
| Le sauras-tu | will you know |
| Jamais? | Never? |
| J’ai bien connu ta mère | I knew your mother well |
| Il paraît que je l’aimais | It seems that I loved him |
| Je serais sûrement ton père | I would surely be your father |
| Si tu étais né en mai | If you were born in May |
| Son corps m’a-t-il gardé | Has his body kept me |
| Au fond de sa mémoire? | Deep in his memory? |
| T’aurait-elle donné | Would she have given you |
| La couleur de mes yeux | The color of my eyes |
| La forme de mes joues | The shape of my cheeks |
| Un peu de mes cheveux | A little of my hair |
| Ou seulement mon goût | Or just my taste |
| Pour des chansons à boire? | For drinking songs? |
| J’ai bien connu ta mère | I knew your mother well |
| Il paraît que l’on s’aimait | It seems we loved each other |
| Je serais sûrement ton père | I would surely be your father |
| Si tu étais né en mai | If you were born in May |
| Du fond de ton berceau | From the bottom of your cradle |
| Tu regardes sans voir | You look without seeing |
| Ce grand barbu là-haut | That big bearded guy up there |
| Qui se penche sur toi | Who leans on you |
| Tu lui souris encore | You smile at him again |
| En refermant tes doigts | Closing your fingers |
| Tu t’en fous, tu t’endors | You don't care, you fall asleep |
| Sur toutes mes histoires | On all my stories |
| Que jamais quiconque | than ever anyone |
| Te parle de ces amours | Tell you about these loves |
| Tu m’appelleras «mon oncle» | You will call me "uncle" |
| Jusqu'à la fin de nos jours | Until the end of our days |
