Je Veux Vivre

Ah!
I want to live
In this dream that intoxicates me;
This day again,
Sweet flame,
I keep you in my soul
Like a treasure!

This intoxication
Of youth
Lasts, alas! Only one day!
Then comes the time
When one cries,
The heart gives in to love,
And happiness flees without return.

I want to live
In this dream that intoxicates me;
This day again,
Sweet flame,
I keep you in my soul
Like a treasure!

Far from the gloomy winter
Let me slumber
And breathe the rose
Before plucking it.

Ah!
Sweet flame,
Stay in my soul
Like a sweet treasure
For a long time still!