The sky is low, dull, tasteless
And nothing shines in the firmament
On the boulevard with a quick step
People pass by, indifferent
And me, I go with an empty head
Trembling with cold
Heavy limbs
Bending my back, my face pale
And my heart beats
With loud, dull thumps

I'm in the dumps
I can't take it anymore
I want to sleep
I don't even have a crib anymore
My heart is all empty
My hands all rough
I'm in the dumps
I can't take it anymore

I dare not stay in the lights
People look at me with a curious air
And in the fog, the streetlights
Laugh with all their little eyes
You need to get used to the hardship
It doesn't come just like that,
Suddenly
I'm afraid of the noise, the wind that blows
I'm afraid of men
I'm afraid of everything

I'm in the dumps
I can't take it anymore
I want to sleep
I don't even have a crib anymore
My heart is all empty
My hands all rough
I'm in the dumps
I can't take it anymore

I stop a bit, my legs heavy
A man approaches,
How dark it is
I dare to extend my hand
Ah, how foolish I am
He takes me for a street girl
And in the night I leave, cursed
Not knowing where my steps lead
With rage in my heart, I go faster
Look at the water flowing down there

It laps
Very softly, very softly
It's pounding in my poor head
Hop!
Into the water!
What does it matter!

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