Translation of the song La chanson de Delphine artist Clara Luciani

Je ne sais rien de lui, et pourtant je le vois

I know nothing about him, and perhaps I see him

Son nom m'est familier, et je connais sa voix

His name is familiar, and I recognise his voice

Souvent dans mon sommeil, je croise son visage

Often in my sleep, I cross by his face

Son regard et l'amour ne font plus qu'une image

His gaze and love is only an image

Il a cette beauté des hommes romantiques

He has the beauty of romantic men

Du divin Raphaël le talent imité

Of divine Raphaël, the imitated talent

Une philosophie d'esprit démocratique

A philosophy of democratic spirit

Et du poète enfin la rime illimitée

And the poet, finally the unlimited rhyme

Je pourrais te parler de ses yeux, de ses mains

I could talk to you about his eyes, about his hands

Je pourrais te parler de lui jusqu'à demain

I could talk to you about him until tomorrow

Son amour, c'est ma vie, mais à quoi bon rêver?

His love, it's my life, but what good does dreaming do?

L'illusion de l'amour n'est pas l'amour trouvé

Illusion of love is not love found

Est-il près, est-il loin, est-il à Rochefort?

Is he close by, is he far away, is he in Rochefort?

Je le rencontrerai car je sais qu'il existe

I'll see him again because I know he exists

Bien plus que la raison, le cœur est le plus fort

Much more than reason, heart is the strongest

A son ordre, à sa loi, personne ne résiste

To its orders, to its rules, nobody can resist

Je n'y résisterai pas

I won't resist