La mer [English translation]

The sea

a dance you see

along the gulfs in glee

with glints so silvery

The sea

changes glitteries

when it's raining

The sea

to summer sky will plight

her horses white

with angels pure as dew

the sea

is queen of a blue

that's not ending

Behold

there by the gulfs

these tall reeds are all wet

Behold

these spry white gulls

these homes where rust has set

The sea

she lulls all these

along her gulfs of breeze

and with her love song's ease

The sea

has my heart long seized

for a lifetime

(repeat all verses)

• Artist:Charles Trenet