Cécile, Ma Fille Lyrics in English Claude Nougaro

Cécile, Ma Fille is Claude Nougaro’s jazzy love letter to the tiny person who turned his life upside-right: his newborn daughter. At first, the singer admits he never planned on being a dad, but his partner’s joyful determination wins the day. The song opens in a swirl of surprise and laughter, then zooms in on that magical moment when a 30-year-old man finds himself nose to nose with a six-month-old baby, each one blinking in amazement at the other.

As the lullaby unfolds, Nougaro flashes back to the carefree romances he had before fatherhood, then fast-forwards to the day when Cécile will have crushes of her own. He imagines himself pacing through sleepless nights, hearing her tiptoe in after dates, and blushing at her bright-eyed questions about love. Beneath the playful humor lies a tender promise: may everyone who touches her be as gentle as the kiss he places on her sleeping lips. The song is part celebration, part gentle warning, and 100 percent pure affection—an intimate snapshot of a man discovering that the greatest adventure is watching his child dream.