Bonjour Tristesse - Bonjour Tristesse - Juliette Gréco

I live with melancholy

My friend is vague distress

I wake up every morning

And say, «Bonjour tristesse»

The street I walk is sadness

My house has no address

The letters that I write me

Begin «Bonjour tristesse»

The loss of a lover is pain

Sharp and bitter to recall

I’ve lost no casual lover

I have no pain from which to recover

I’ve lost me, that is all!

My smile is void of laughter

My kiss has no caress

I’m faithful to my lover

My bitter-sweet tristesse