La non-demande en mariage

My dear, please, let’s not put
Cupid’s own arrow to his throat
So many lovers have tried
Who paid for their happiness
This sacrilege

I have the honor of not asking for your hand
Let’s not carve our names on a scroll

Let’s give the bird some freedom
We’ll both be prisoners on parole

To hell with the mistresses who tie
Hearts to the tails of pots and pans!

I have the honor of not asking for your hand
Let’s not carve our names on a scroll

Venus often gets old
She loses her charm in front of
The brown-noser
At any cost, I don’t want
To pluck the petals in the stew
Of the daisy

I have the honor of not asking for your hand
Let’s not carve our names on a scroll

They lose many charms
By revealing too many secrets
Of Melusine
The ink of sweet notes fades
Quickly between the pages of
Cookbooks

I have the honor of not asking for your hand
Let’s not carve our names on a scroll

It may seem easy
To hide in the shade, at the bottom of a jar
Of jam
The pretty forbidden apple
But it’s cooked, it has lost
Its "natural" taste

I have the honor of not asking for your hand
Let’s not carve our names on a scroll

I don’t need a servant
And the chores and their care
I free you from
As my eternal fiancée
To the lady of my thoughts
I always think of you

I have the honor of not asking for your hand
Let’s not carve our names on a scroll