| Monosis (original) | Monosis (translation) |
|---|---|
| Seul. | Alone. |
| Seule s'élève la Lune | Only the moon rises |
| Seule elle écrase les ténèbres | Alone she crushes the darkness |
| Des larmes jaunes croulent de folie | Yellow tears are dripping with madness |
| Trouant le noir, elles fuient son lit | Holes in the dark, they flee her bed |
| Le vieux clown attend, le sourire coulant | The old clown waits, the smile flowing |
| Il attend la fin, perdu dans ce champ | He's waiting for the end, lost in this field |
| L’accordéon en chœur il perce le vent | The accordion in chorus it pierces the wind |
| L’accord du Léon se meurt, elle seule l’entend | Leon's chord is dying, only she hears it |
| Lassé de tromper le sort des vivants | Tired of deceiving the fate of the living |
| Ce théâtre de pleurs et de faux sentiments | This theater of tears and false feelings |
| Il accompagne doucement son vieux compagnon | He gently accompanies his old companion |
| De sa voix fragile il pleure la fin d’une saison | In his fragile voice he cries the end of a season |
| Le vieux Léon est mort | Old Leon is dead |
