Les roses blanches

The White Roses

Les roses blanches

He was a kid, a little one from Paris, his only family was his momC'était un gamin, un gosse de Paris, sa seule famille était sa mère
A poor girl with big, faded eyes, worn down by sorrow and hardshipUne pauvre fille aux grands yeux flétris, par les chagrins et la misère
She loved flowers, especially roses, and her dear little boy on SundaysElle aimait les fleurs, les roses surtout, et le cher bambin le dimanche
Would bring her beautiful white roses, instead of buying toysLui apportait de belles roses blanches, au lieu d'acheter des joujoux
Cuddling her so tenderly, he said as he handed them overLa câlinant bien tendrement, il disait en les lui donnant

"It's Sunday today, here my pretty mom"C'est aujourd'hui dimanche, tiens ma jolie maman
Here are some white roses, that your heart loves so muchVoici des roses blanches, que ton coeur aime tant
When I grow up, I'll buy from the vendorVa quand je serai grand, j'achèterai au marchand
All these white roses, for you, pretty mom"Toutes ces roses blanches, pour toi jolie maman"

Last spring, fate struck hard, hitting the blonde workerAu dernier printemps, le destin brutal, vint frapper la blonde ouvrière
She fell ill and for the hospital, the kid saw his mom leaveElle tomba malade et pour l'hôpital, le gamin vit partir sa mère
One April morning among the strollersUn matin d'avril parmi les promeneurs
With not a dime in his pocketN'ayant plus un sous dans sa poche
At a market, the poor little guy, stealthily stole some flowersSur un marché le pauvre mioche, furtivement vola des fleurs
The florist caught him, and lowering his head, he said to herLa fleuriste l'ayant surpris, en baissant la tête, il lui dit

"It's Sunday today and I was going to see mom"C'est aujourd'hui dimanche et j'allais voir maman
I took these white roses, she loves them so muchJ'ai pris ces roses blanches elle les aime tant
On her little white bed, over there she waits for meSur son petit lit blanc, là-bas elle m'attend
I took these white roses, for my pretty mom"J'ai pris ces roses blanches, pour ma jolie maman"

The moved vendor gently said to him, "Take them, I’ll give them to you"La marchande émue, doucement lui dit, "Emporte-les je te les donne"
She kissed him and the child left, all beaming that he was forgivenElle l'embrassa et l'enfant partit, tout rayonnant qu'on le pardonne
Then he ran to the hospital, to give the flowers to his momPuis à l'hôpital il vint en courant, pour offrir les fleurs à sa mère
But when he saw her, a nurse said to him, "You don’t have a mom anymore"Mais en le voyant, une infirmière, lui dit "Tu n'as plus de maman"
And the kid, kneeling down, said in front of the little white bedEt le gamin s'agenouillant dit, devant le petit lit blanc

"It's Sunday today, here my pretty mom"C'est aujourd'hui dimanche, tiens ma jolie maman
Here are some white roses, you who loved them so muchVoici des roses blanches, toi qui les aimais tant
And when you go away, to the big garden over thereEt quand tu t'en iras, au grand jardin là-bas
All these white roses, you’ll take with you"Toutes ces roses blanches, tu les emporteras"