**Jolie / Mignonne** [Verse 1] You asked me softly, cute or pretty — that is the question floating over the sea J’ai regardé la lune J’ai regardé la mer Les mots faisaient silence Comme avant une prière [Pre-Chorus] Pretty is easy It shines and stays Jolie, c’est la lumière sur ton visage apaisé [Chorus] But mignonne is softer It walks without shoes A little wave laughing Under skies of blue You are jolie when the moon understands But you are mignonne when my heart forgets its hands Pretty is a picture Cute is a song Jolie, c’est un instant Mignonne, c’est plus long [Verse 2] Pretty wears silver And stands in the rain Cute leaves small flowers On the edge of pain Jolie, c’est ton silence quand il devient clair Mignonne, c’est ton sourire qui traverse la mer [Pre-Chorus] I could say pretty And it would be true But cute has a secret That sounds more like you [Chorus] But mignonne is softer It walks without shoes A little wave laughing Under skies of blue You are jolie when the moon understands But you are mignonne when my heart forgets its hands Pretty is a picture Cute is a song Jolie, c’est un instant Mignonne, c’est plus long [Bridge] So I won’t choose only One word for your name Pretty is the candle Cute is the flame Jolie comme une étoile Mignonne comme un matin One is what I see One is what I keep within [Final Chorus] You are jolie when the silence turns blue You are mignonne when the sky smiles through you Pretty is a picture Cute is a song Jolie, c’est un instant Mignonne, c’est plus long And if you ask me again I’ll answer softly too Pretty is the word But cute… feels more like you
