Chant de la peine [Song of sorrow]

My sorrow, faithful to me,

From land to land,

My sorrow, faithful to me,

Who has never betrayed me

I only have her in the world

For a mother, for a friend.

In the world I only have her

For an eternal promise.

I only have her for a soul

Return to God today

I only have her for a soul...

Angels, open him....

If sometimes she weeps

- Angels, open him -

If sometimes she weeps,

It is silently.

Source: Marie Noël, «Chant de la peine», Chants d'arrière-saison, Paris, Stock, 1961, p. 70-71.