Place on the table the fragrant mignonettes

Place on the table the fragrant mignonettes,

Bring inside the last red asters,

and let us speak again of love,

as once we did in May.

Give me your hand, so that I can press it secretly;

and if someone sees us, it's all the same to me.

Just give me your sweet gaze,

as once you did in May.

Flowers adorn today each grave, sending off their fragrances;

one day in the year is free for the dead.

Come close to my heart, so that I can have you again,

as once I did in May.