The song, which reached the 13th place in the German charts and 33rd place in the Italian charts,[2] won the Prize of the Academy of the French Record in 1975,[3] and was later recorded in five languages (German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and English), benefiting from an exit single for each of them.
This song evokes Dalida's secret relationship, at 34 years old, with a 22-year-old Italian student.
At that time, she got pregnant and chose to have an abortion, but the operation made her sterile.
[4] The lyrics of the song reference love for young people felt by mature women.
They also mention the film Le Blé en herbe, inspired by Colette's 1923 novel of the same title.