Mon Amie La Rose Lyrics in English Françoise Hardy

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mon Amie La Rose by Françoise Hardy from French to English.
We're not much at all
And my friend the rose
Told me so this morning
At dawn I was born
Baptized by dew
I blossomed
Happy and in love
In the sun's rays
I closed at night
I woke up old
Yet I was so beautiful
Yes, I was the most beautiful
Of the flowers in your garden
We're not much at all
And my friend the rose
Told me so this morning
Look, the god who made me
Makes me bow my head
And I feel I'm falling
And I feel I'm falling
My heart's almost bare
I've a foot in the grave
Already I'm gone
You admired me yesterday
And I'll be dust
Forever tomorrow
We're not much at all
And my friend the rose
Died this morning
The moon last night
Watched over my friend
I, in a dream, saw
Dazzling and naked
Her soul dancing
Far beyond the clouds
And smiling at me
Believe it, whoever can
Me, I need hope
Otherwise I'm nothing
Or just so little
It's my friend the rose
Who said it yesterday morning
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SONG MEANING

🌹 Mon Amie La Rose invites us into a conversation between the singer and a single rose that blossoms at dawn and withers by the next sunrise. As the flower tells its short life story, we witness every stage in fast-forward: birth kissed by morning dew, radiant hours spent soaking in sunlight, nightfall’s closing petals, and the quiet surrender to death. Hardy uses this fragile bloom to remind us how quickly beauty, youth, and even admiration can disappear. The rose’s voice whispers a universal truth — we are all "bien peu de chose," so very small in the grand design.

Yet the song is not just about mortality; it also plants a seed of hope. When the flower’s spirit appears dancing beyond the clouds, it smiles, hinting that something luminous may wait past life’s ending. Françoise Hardy blends gentle melancholy with a spark of optimism, encouraging listeners to cherish each bright moment and to keep believing in tomorrow’s promise. The result is a poetic, reflective anthem that turns a simple garden scene into a timeless meditation on the delicate balance between life’s fleeting beauty and the enduring need for hope.

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