Danse ma vie [English translation]

One morning I left the harbour.

I set forth with a carefree heart,

not knowing where North was

and hoping only for a good wind

Mmmmm a good wind.

I crossed paths with a thousand people,

none of them smarter than me.

They fought the hurricane,

holding fast to any odd thing.

Mmmmm any odd thing

Come on and dance, dance, my life,

like a ship rolling on the waves,

roll, roll, roll, my life

like a star, like the universe.

Come on and sway, sway, sway, my life

like a charriot on a rocky path.

Bang, bang, bang, my life,

like a plane ripping through the air.

Some nights we're blue at first,

when storms get too heavy.

To ward off bad luck

we sing love songs yet again

Mmmmm love songs

Come on and dance, dance, my life,

like a ship rolling on the waves,

roll, roll, roll, my life

like a star, like the universe.

Come on and sway, sway, sway, my life

like a charriot on a rocky path.

Bang, bang, bang, my life,

like a plane ripping through the air.

[spoken]

Come on, dance, my life, dance

Show us how well you can dance.

You are pretty, appealing, arousing, captivating.

You are a woman

And, you see, tonight I look at you more closely than usual.

For once, I'm in no hurry.

Come on, dance , my life, be nice.

Give me a smile, you can sile so well when you want.

I love you, I love you, I love you so much.

Come on and dance, dance, my life,

like a ship rolling on the waves,

roll, roll, roll, my life

like a star, like the universe.

Come on and sway, sway, sway, my life

like a charriot on a rocky path.

Bang, bang, bang, my life,

like a plane ripping through the air.

Come on and dance, dance, my life,

like a ship rolling on the waves,

roll, roll, roll, my life

like a star, like the universe.

Come on and sway, sway, sway, my life

like a charriot on a rocky path.

Bang, bang, bang, my life,

like a plane ripping through the air.

• Artist:Claude François
• Album:Le vagabond (1976)