[Cooney]

Here's a quick translation for "Papillon de Nuit," for anybody interested. Might be a couple corrections that need to be made, but I think I've got most of it. These lyrics weren't nearly so tough as most of Alizée's songs.

(She only sings the first three verses in this performance).

Like an everlasting star, (1)
Like a moth of the night, (2)
It's the light that draws me,
The Flame that dazzles me.
I feel that my body is overwhelmed,
The heat that overcomes me,
And my desire that burns me,
Is what consumes my life.
Like a moth of...
Like a moth of...
Like a moth of the night.

Like an everlasting star,
Like a moth of the night,
I forget the time that I have left,
Drawn in by the inifinite.
I feel that my body drifts,
My reason is numbed,
And that light that burns me,
It's that which I desire.
Like a moth of...
Like a moth of...
Like a moth of the night.

Where does it start?
Where does it end?
Where is life taking me?
What does it matter?
I have a huge heart,
And the world is small,
What counts is having desire.

Like an everlasting star,
Like a moth of the night,
I fly beneath the shadows,
Of those sad, grey ghosts.
If I have to drown myself, melt myself,
In the silence and the oblivion,
For the happiness of a single second
I would rather pay that price.
Like a moth of...
Like a moth of...
Like a moth of the night.

Where does it start?
Where does it end?
Where is life taking me?
Whether you love me,
Or you forget me,
Or if you follow me,
What counts is having desire.



1) "Amarante" translates to "Amaranthine," which generally means a flower of the Amaranth family, but also means "everlasting"
2) Papillon is usually butterfly, but also can be moth. I went with moth, due to the American expression of "like moths to a flame."