[Intro]
She entrusted me with her green plant for the summer, the African Violet,
She gave me a kiss and then she left like a flower, towards a distant beach
She had planted us here, my plant and I together, I water it
Throughout the beautiful season we waited patiently in the shade, we waited...
[Verse 1; Pre-Chorus]
My plant had lost her petals and I slept horrible, it was September
We lived in a little fire, we waited every other (day), tired of waiting
I neglected it a little, she didn't want me, she understood
We thought of the crazy nights in front of our tv, we amused ourselves
[Chorus]
My African Violet
Flowers of spring are coming about, and will leave
We rediscover in the pain
Their companions of other seasons
[Verse 2]
We were abandoned, and like the winter nights that made themselves long
I remarked at the house of friends, of lost dogs, of vagabonds
And my plant lived on cigarette bu*ts and hairpins, she wilted
She stretched out toward the pane, watching his mistress or a little sunshine
[Pre-Chorus]
The spring had taken a long time to bring me a nice lady
She had re-shattered my heart; she had cleaned my cupboards and put my plant in the trash
But I had saved my companion, she had returned to her hearth
We will not forget her friends were at cause of a fling that came and went
[Chorus]
My African Violet
Flowers of spring are coming about, and will leave
We rediscover (ourselves) in the pain
Their companions of other seasons