Le Prisonnier de la Tour
Édith Piaf
The Prisoner of the Tower
The prisoner of the tower killed himself this morning
Granny, we won't go to mass tomorrow
He jumped from the tower reaching out to me
Granny, it seemed to me that I had some sorrow
If the King knew that Isabelle
Isabelle if the King knew that
In the lace dress, you would never have the right
Isabelle if the King knew that!
The prisoner of the tower was my only friend
Granny, we won't go to mass today
He was my only love, the reason for my life
Granny, and my youth faded with him
The prisoner of the Tower will not have a shroud
And nothing, nothing but a black hole where the leaves engulf
But I will go every day to cry under the linden trees
And nothing, not even the King, will stop my mourning
If the King knew that Isabelle
Could only cry with you
Because he loved a beauty
Who was not meant for a King
And the beauty, Isabelle, was you!
