I, I who have nothing, I, I who have no one, Adore you and want you so. I'm just a no one With nothing to give you but - oh! - I love you.
He, he buys you diamonds, Bright, sparkling diamonds, But believe me, dear, when I say, That he can give you the world, But he'll never love you the way I love you.
He can take you any place he wants, To fancy clubs and restaurants, But I can only watch you with My nose pressed up against the window pane.
I, I who have nothing, I, I who have no one, Must watch you go dancing by Wrapped in the arms of somebody else, When, darling, it's I Who loves you.