Translation of the song Dans l'herbe artist Francis Poulenc
Dans l'herbe
In the grass
Je ne peux plus rien dire
I can't say anything more
Ni rien faire pour lui.
Or do anything for him.
Il est mort de sa belle
He died his death
Il est mort de sa mort belle
He died a good death
Dehors
Outside
Sous l'arbre de la Loi
Under the tree of the Law
En plein silence
In silence
En plein paysage
In the countryside
Dans l'herbe.
In the grass.
Il est mort inaperçu
He died unseen
En criant son passage
Crying out his passage
En appelant
Calling
En m'appelant.
Calling for me.
Mais comme j'étais loin de lui
But as I was far from him,
Et que sa voix ne portait plus
And his voice no longer carried
Il est mort seul dans la bois
He died alone in the wood
Sous son arbre d'enfance.
Under the tree of his childhood.
Et je ne peux plus rien dire
And I can't say anything more
Ni rien faire pour lui.
Or do anything for him.