L'amour c'est comme les bateaux [English translation]

Love is like the boats

It’s always fine seen from a distance

It takes on a calm and peaceful air

To make you think there are islands

And the sea is always like oil

Boats are like the sirens

It’s a lie, but we believe it anyway

And love is like the boats

For a few tears, for a few waves

For one storm too many

It capsizes and it falls apart

Love like the boats

Love is like the boats

We always embark too early

Barely we have left the deck

That’s going from starboard to port

Even the rats leave the edge

It doesn’t last long

In sudden storms, in bad weather

Love is like the boats

For a few tears and a few waves

For one storm too many

It capsizes, yes, it falls apart

Love like the boats

~ ~ ~

And the sea is always like oil

Boats are like the sirens

It’s a lie, but we believe it anyway

Love is like the boats…

• Artist:Sylvie Vartan