Je lui dirai English translation

I will tell him that he comes from this country
Je lui dirai qu′il est de ce pays
Where his grandfather was woodcutter
Où son grand-père était bûcheron
That in his blood East also flows
Que dans son sang l'Orient coule aussi
That mixes make beautiful children
Que les mélanges font de beaux enfants
that he is strong and very lively
Qu′il est fort et bien vivant

I will tell him that he was born from love
Je lui dirai qu'il est né de l'amour
That we waited for him passionately
Que nous l′attendions passionnément
That each night is erased by a new day
Que chaque nuit s′efface au nouveau jour
That he is going to grow but he's got plenty of time
Qu'il sera grand mais qu′il a bien le temps
oh God, that he's got plenty of timel
Oh dieu qu'il a bien le temps

And that life is calling him that the world is waiting for him
Et que la vie l′appelle, que le monde l'attend
That the Earth is so gorgeous and the sky is so wide
Que la terre est si belle et le ciel est si grand
That he's handsome, that I love him, that he's my life, my joy
Qu′il est beau, que je l'aime, qu'il est ma vie, ma joie
That he's one among thousands of human beings
Qu′il est un parmi des millions d′humains
But the one and only for me
Mais bien l'unique pour moi

I will tell him that everything is learned down here
Je lui dirai qu′ici-bas tout s'apprend
The good the bad and also happiness
Le bien, le mal et même le bonheur
That he never has to lose his child eyes
Qu′il ne perde jamais ses yeux d'enfant
In front of too much misfortune and ugliness
Devant trop de malheurs et de laideur
that he watches with his heart
Qu′il regarde avec son cœur

I will tell him to be wise and careful
Je lui dirai d'être sage et prudent
To brush past ice and fires
D'aller frôler les glaces et les feux
That he tastes everything but never depending
Qu′il goûte à tout mais sans jamais dépendre
That too much can be worse than too little
Que trop peut être pire que trop peu
oh very worse than too little
Oh bien pire que trop peu

And that life is calling him that the world is waiting for him
Et que la vie l′appelle, que le monde l'attend
That the Earth is so gorgeous and the sky is so wide
Que la terre est si belle et le ciel est si grand
That he's handsome, that I love him, that he's my life, my joy
Qu′il est beau, que je l'aime, qu′il est ma vie, ma joie
That he's one among thousands of human beings
Qu'il est un parmi des millions d′humains
But the one and only for me
Mais bien l'unique pour moi

I will tell him the songs the poems
Je lui dirai les chansons les poèmes
That there's no love without history
Qu'il n′y a pas d′amour sans histoire
That happiness is a grain we saw
Que le bonheur est un grain que l'on sème
That love and health cannot be bought
Qu′amour et santé ne s'achètent pas
And that's all that makes us rich
Et qu′on n'est riche que de ça

I will tell him that one day another woman
Je lui dirai qu′un jour une autre femme
Will come and love him and he will love her back
Viendra l'aimer et qu'il l′aimera
That I'll die of happiness and tears
Que j′en mourrai de bonheur et de larmes
But that we will be there step by step
Mais que nous serons là, pas après pas
that it is life and its law
Que c'est la vie et sa loi

And that life is calling him that the world is waiting for him
Et que la vie l′appelle que le monde l'attend
That the Earth is so gorgeous and the sky is so wide
Que la terre est si belle et le ciel est si grand
That he's handsome, that I love him, that he's my life, my joy
Qu′il est beau, que je l'aime, qu′il est ma vie, ma joie
That he's one among thousands of human beings
Qu'il est un parmi des millions d'humains
But the one and only for me
Mais bien l′unique pour moi