This is Jardin d'Hiver by Keren Ann Zeidel who wrote it. It was a huge hit in French markets when it came out about a decade ago now. I think it calls out for an ukulele version.
A couple of details worth noting. It's a thirty-two-bar song, which is to say it is the classic American song form used by Berlin, Gershwin, Porter and company.
The song is about wanting to be in love for life and it was written by a beautiful young woman (Keren Ann) for an old and distinguished singer named Henri Salvador. It was his last big hit and not a bad way to go out if you ask me.
The Jardin d'Hiver (a winter garden) is a metaphor for the kind of love she wants. The song consists of a list of desire for things. Both times (the thirty-two bar chorus is sung through twice with different words) the list begins with a request for a certain kind of light. "Soleil vert" is literally green sunshine and the second time it is a request for the sort of light they get in New England. Then it goes to a long list of nostalgia items.
It's a song about marriage, about a desire for a lifelong commitment. "Je voudrais toujours te plaire", means "I would like to always please you." A classic subject in a classic form.
UPDATE:I'm not the only person to think of this. There are at least two versions on You Tube. One of which features and out of tune ukulele. And then there is the following. I don't think is quite an ukulele version. It sounds like someone playing ukulele along to a recording but it's okay:
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