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Le long du quai les grands vaisseaux |
Along the quay, the great ships |
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Que la houle incline en silence |
Silently swaying on the swell of the waves |
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Ne prennent pas garde aux berceaux |
They pay no attention to the cradles |
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Que la main des femmes balance |
Rocked by womens' hands |
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Mais viendra le jour des adieux |
But the day of good-byes will come |
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Car il faut que les femmes pleurent |
For women must weep |
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Et que les hommes curieux |
And restless men |
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Tentent les horizons qui leurent |
Must seek out alluring horizons |
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Et ce jour-là les grands vaisseaux |
And on that day the great ships |
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Fuyant le port qui diminue |
Leaving the port that diminishes behind them |
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Sentent leur masse retenue |
Feel their hulls held back |
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Par l'âme des lointains berceaux |
By the soul of the distant cradles |
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Par l'âme des lointains berceaux |
By the soul of the distant cradles |
