It's Been A Long Time

Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
Jamais je ne t'oublierais.
Yes, I've loved you for so long,
how could I possibly ever forget you?
If the moon should cease to shine

in the midnight sky,

if fluffy clouds were forever banished,

if stars nevermore twinkled and flashed,

and water ran up hill,

it would surprise me less
than if I forgot the tiny wrinkles

around your eyes

or the dimple in your chin.

How could I forget your laugh

or the satisfied little moan you make

when we kiss,

and your sigh

when we don't?

Yes,
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime

I wouldn't recognize myself as me

if my love for you disappeared,

or turned to dust

and blew

another's way,

or played a different tune,

or sang another song.

Jamais je ne t'oublierais

no matter if sweet sorrow parts

and erases all our dreams,
and our plans go up in smoke,

or vanish in the mists

of yesterday's

failures,

I will never forget you.

Never!

How could I?

Photos:

flowers on my balcony/porch