marcel manuel music it comes back to me of the memories when I saw my black blouse again when I was a schoolboy on the way to school I sang out loud romances without lyrics old songs from the past sweet France dear country of my childhood thank you for taking care of me I kept you in my heart my village at the bell tower, at the house of wisdom where the children of my age will share my happiness yes, I love you and I give you this poem yes, I love you in joy or pain sweet France dear country of my childhood thank you for taking care of me I kept you in my heart I have known wonderful landscapes and suns during a long journey all over there, under other skies but how much I prefer them my blue sky, my horizon my big road and my river my meadow and my house sweet France dear country of my childhood thank you for taking care of me I kept you in my heart my village at the bell tower, at the house of wisdom where the children of my age will share my happiness yes, I love you and I give you this poem yes, I love you in joy or pain sweet France dear country of my childhood thank you for taking care of me I kept you in my heart