Saturday, November 15, 2014

La Mer (The Sea)

English translation of original French:


The Sea
That one sees dancing along the clear gulfs
Has silver reflections
The Sea, changing reflections
Under the rain

The Sea
In the summer sky merges its white sheep
With such pure angels
The sea, shepherdess of azure
Infinite

See, 
Close to the ponds
These large wet reeds
See, 
These white birds
And these rusted houses

The Sea
Has rocked them along the clear gulfs
And with a song of love
The Sea has soothed my heart for life

Music and lyric by Charles Trenet

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