Translation of the song Mini-ode d' avril artist Hubert Clos Lus

Le papillon d'avril ,

The April butterfly,

aux ailes si graciles,

with its long and frail wings

vient poser sa topaze,

comes and lays its topaze

son éventail fragile,

its subtle so thin fan

sur ma chaise, au matin.

on my chair in morning.

Il se tient immoblie,

It stays there, not moving.

Est-il fleur ou bien un

Is it a flower or

elfe aux couleurs subtiles?

a lightly coloured fay?

Puis il repart et file

Takes off after a while

au loin, vers son destin.

towards its destiny.

Il ne resta

There only remained -O

- de son exil

- of its exile

- de mon extase

- of my ecstasy

qu'une goutte de chagrin.

but a drop of sorrow.

Pour Vera Jahnke.

For Vera Jahnke