Novembre, les hirondelles
November, the swallows
ont disparu.
Have vanished.
Le ciel sans ses flûtes frêles
The sky, without its frail tin whistles
S'est tu.
Has been hushed.
Elle est beaucoup moins belle,
It is a lot less beautiful,
Mon coeur, sans la dentelle de leurs ailes
My heart, without the mesh
Se sent nu.
of their wings of lace