Sur les quais du vieux Paris [English translation]

When you quietly lean over

whispering: "It's Sunday,

What if we had a wander in the suburbs

Under the blue summer sky?"

A thousand plans entice us

But, sharing the same smile,

We retrace the sweet and simple steps

Of our very first dates ...

{Refrain:}

On the banks of old Paris,

along the Seine

Happiness smiles,

On the banks of old Paris,

Love wanders along

Searching for a nest.

Old bookseller,

Beautiful florist

How we love you,

Living poem!

On the banks of old Paris,

Bohemian love

It's paradise ...

All the old bridges know us,

Witnesses to the crazy promises,

That the echo in the current will recount

To the merry, cheeky sparrows ...

And, in your arms which hold me,

Listening to the sirens,

I let my heart, overcome with happiness,

beat next to yours ...

{Refrain}

• Artist:Juliette Gréco