Mon amant de la Coloniale

My lover from the Colonial

Mon amant de la Coloniale

He was strong and yet so tenderIl était fort et puis si tendre
That from our first nightQue dès notre première nuit
I felt that I could not take myself backJe sentais que je ne pourrais plus me reprendre
And forever, I was hisEt pour toujours, j'étais à lui
I saw all the women smile at himJe voyais toutes les femmes lui sourire
I clung to his armMoi, je me cramponnais à son bras
And I looked at them as if to say:Et je les regardais comme pour leur dire:
"He is mine, and I won't let go!""Il est à moi, et je le lâche pas!"

He was a guy from the ColonialC'était un gars de la Coloniale
He had there, starting from the foreheadIl avait là, partant du front
And descending to the chinEt descendant jusqu'au menton
A diagonal scarUne cicatrice en diagonale
Black hair, eyes so paleDes cheveux noirs, des yeux si pâles
Skin burned by the sunLa peau brûlée par le soleil
I have never seen the likes of him againJ'en ai plus jamais vu de pareils
My lover from the ColonialA mon amant de la Coloniale

Sometimes when he had a feverDes fois quand il avait la fièvre
He talked too much and I was afraidIl parlait trop et j'avais peur
I put my hand on his lipsJe mettais la main sur ses lèvres
To not know the depths of his heartPour pas connaître le fond de son coeur
Because I felt that in his soulCar je sentais que dans son âme
There were tears and sorrowY'avait des larmes et du cafard
For a long time I thought it was a womanLongtemps j'ai cru que c'était une femme
When I understood, it was too late...Quand j'ai compris, c'était trop tard…

When I met my rivalLorsque j'ai connu ma rivale
Then I held my arms tightAlors j'ai serré fort mes bras
So that this big bitch from the ColonialPour que cette grande garce de la Coloniale
Would leave him alone and not steal him from meLui foute la paix et ne me le vole pas
And he had told me: "I'm staying"Et lui, il m'avait dit: "Je reste"
But one fine day, he leftMais un beau jour, il est reparti
To that country that I hateVers ce pays que je déteste
Which he often dreamed of at nightDont il rêvait souvent la nuit

He was a guy from the ColonialC'était un gars de la Coloniale
He had there, starting from the foreheadIl portait là, partant du front
And descending to the chinEt descendant jusqu'au menton
A diagonal scarUne cicatrice en diagonale
I will never see his beautiful pale eyes againJe reverrai plus ses beaux yeux pâles
His eyes that have no equalSes yeux qui n'ont pas leur pareil
He went back to his sunIl est reparti vers son soleil
My handsome lover from the Colonial...Mon bel amant de la Coloniale…