Hey, laisse-moi te chanter une chanson

From Chinese Youth: A Life-and-Death Philosophy Linking Love, Loss, and the Coming of Spring.

Take a closer look—
a bunch of quirky folks are tucked in every nook!
They giggle and tumble, spin all around,
till—oops!—a green little plant is found.

It doesn’t speak, just gives a shake,
like dreaming of memories it can’t quite wake.
So off they go, all together,
on a funny, wobbly journey about… well, death.

With whispers, hops, and shades of green,
where things fall softly, barely seen…
then quietly bloom in the breezy air,
like secrets growing everywhere.

They don’t know much, but still they try,
step by step, they wander by.
And at the end, so soft and low,
a song begins to gently flow.

It’s not for lights, or crowds that cheer—
just for this spring, to draw it near.
To sing it back into the day,
in a quiet, tender, blooming way.

As if it never went away,
just changed its form, but chose to stay—
to dance, to hum, to tag along,
forever part of every song.

This piece is a poetic mime created by young performers through improvisational rehearsals. Inspired by the imagery of Chinese philosophy, it brings together three languages—Chinese, French, and English—to express a core idea: the end of one thing is always accompanied by the growth of all things. We hope the audience can feel the vibrant beauty of life through the collision of body language and music.