Le chemin de l'éternité [English translation]

I left my life of misery

to the cold depths of the Earth

So I could find the path of eternity,

thanks to my prayers

Stumbling under this vast canopy*,

I followed, running alongside my heart in disarray,

finding my way

The path to eternity

Hurting my hands on the rocks

My body dirty from blood and from earth

I climbed my way up, it was a long ordeal

The path of eternity

I cried, I suffered, but what does it matter?

Because right now, my sorrows are dead

Because I see that the path of eternity

Leads to your door

The Almighty gives birth to a storm,

for a flash of lightening to rip apart a cloud.

Thus leading me through

to the path of eternity

In order to not stain anything,

And to not make anything dirty,

If it reassures you,

I can take off my shoes, without hesitating

And with my bare feet

And my strained hands

I want to gain

Eternity

• Artist:Charles Aznavour