Joe Dassin - Le petit pain au chocolat (English Translation) lyrics

Every morning he bought a little pain au chocolat
The baker smiled at him, but he didn't look at her

Yet she was beautiful
Her customers only had eyes for her
It must be said that she was truly a snack
As well as her croissants!
And she dreamed wistfully
In the evenings in her shop
Of this distant young man

He was nearsighted, that was all -- but she didn't know it
He lived in a blurry world where the clouds hung low

He couldn't see that she was beautiful
He didn't know that she was the one
Destiny had blindly sent to him
To make him happy
And the girl, who was no fool
Bought a pair of glasses
For the one who won her heart

In the warm aroma of galettes and baguettes and babas
In the bakery, all festive, one evening they were married

All in white, how beautiful she was!
The customers only had eyes for her
And soon they had a herd of little tykes
Nearsighted like their dad
Romping about among the brioches
And filling their pockets
With little pains au chocolat
And still she was beautiful
Her customers saw only her
And if you think about it
It's beautiful how life works out
It takes so little
A simple pair of glasses
Can bring two beings together
And make them happy