serge thoraval translation

[sue boyd]

Hi,

 

Can anyone help me translate the following french to english  I can get it word by word but dont really understand it.  Many thanks

 

Tu Parles,

Je suis

 

Tu te tais j'etais

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Judith Franck]

Hi Sue,

Best I can come up with would be

You speak and I exist
You are silent, I existed
although "You are silent, I am gone" could work well here....

Who is Serge Thoraval (I've heard of the jeweler but has he started writing songs or poetry ?