Il y a tellement de filles [English translation]

There are so many girls

on this sunlit beach.

You pretend not to look at them

but that makes me tremble (shabodoowa, shabodoowa).

There are so many girls

who are no worse than me,

who circle and circle around you,

and I fear that they will nab your heart

(shabodoowa, shabodoowa, shabodoowa).

But if you love me,

why torture me?

Since you love me,

why complicate it all?

There are so many girls

who don't have the good fortune I have,

who would like to steal you from me, I know,

but I want to keep you (shabodoowa, shabodoowa).

Oh, yes, I want to keep you.

(There are so many girls

and only one boy like you.)

So I have dark dreams sometimes

when you are far away from me

(shabodoowa, shabodoowa, shabodoowa).

But if you love me,

why torture me?

Since you love me,

why complicate it all?

There are so many girls

on this sunlit beach.

Let's go, lead me like yesterday

far, far away over the sea (shabodoowa, shabodoowa)—

far, far away over the sea.

(There are so many girls). Oh yeah!

(There are so many girls). Uh uh!

(There are so many girls)...

• Artist:Petula Clark