La cabane du pêcheur [English translation]

the evening fell with all its weight

over the river

i was putting away my rods

all you could see was the fire

i saw her approaching

her head elsewhere in her prayers

i thought i saw her eyes shine too much

i told her

if you're crying over a boy

you won't be the last one

often fish are much more affectionate

go for a walk, breathe fresh air

afterward, i'll talk to you about love

if i remember a little

she told me

she said, exactly, that's what i want to know

and i said, come sit down in the fisherman's cabin

it's a bad dream, forget it

your dreams are always too light or too dark

so come mix the colors for yourself

on the walls of the fisherman's cabin

come sit down

i told her

the world isn't so far away yet

you see the lights

and the earth can make

all the noise it wants

surely there's someone listening

up there in the universe

maybe you're asking for more than he can do?

she told me

she said, exactly, that's what i want to know

and i said, come sit down in the fisherman's cabin

it's a bad dream, forget it

your dreams are always too light or too dark

so come mix the colors for yourself

on the walls of the fisherman's cabin

come sit down

she told me

she told me, finally, i'm burning to know everything

and i said, come sit down in the fisherman's cabin

surely there's space for two

this road leads nowhere

so come mix the colors for yourself

on the walls of the fisherman's cabin

we'll compare our misfortunes

there, in the fisherman's cabin

share a little warmth

there, in the fisherman's cabin

me, i'm waiting for the world to be better

there, in the fisherman's cabin

• Artist:Francis Cabrel