Wednesday, September 21, 2005

La Mer


La Mer

- song by Charles Trenet
- special thanks to Ludovic Ferret for the English translation



La mer

Qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs
A des reflets d'argent
La mer
Des reflets changeants
Sous la pluie


The Sea
One can see it dancing along clear gulfs
Has silver reflections
The sea
Changing reflections
Under the rain


La mer
Au ciel d'été confond
Ses blancs moutons
Avec les anges si purs
La mer bergère d'azur
Infinie


The sea
You can confuse the summer sky
Its white sheeps
With pure angels
The sea is a sky-blue shepherd
Infinite


Voyez
Près des étangs
Ces grands roseaux mouillés
Voyez
Ces oiseaux blancs
Et ces maisons rouillées


See
Near fishponds
These wet and tall reeds
See
These white birds
And these rusted houses


La mer
Les a bercés
Le long des golfes clairs
Et d'une chanson d'amour
La mer
A bercé mon cour pour la vie


The sea
Cradled them
Along clear gulfs
And with a love song
The sea
Cradled my heart for life


2 Comments:

At 8:24 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

what is the song from?

 
At 10:50 PM, Blogger fOrget AboUt PaSt said...

La Mer was first recorded by Charles Trenet in 1943. It is one of best known songs in France. Someone played this song for me a few years ago, and it has been one of my favorite songs since. I love its melody and lyrics.

 

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