Dès que le vent soufflera [English translation]

It's not the man that takes the sea

It's the sea that takes man

The sea took me

One Tuesday if I remember well

I traded my santiags boots

And my hoodlum-like leather jacket

For a pair of docksides shoes

And an old yellow rain-jacket

I ran away from the cowards

who were telling me : " Beware !

The seas are dirty

Cause the fishes are fucking in it "

CHORUS

As soon as the wind will blow

I will go back again on the run

As soon as the winds will turn

We will leave out

It's not the man that takes the sea

It's the sea that takes man

The sea caught me

off guard , but never mind

I had such a heartache

On this raging sea

That I puked my merienda

And my midnight brunch too

I hit myself everywhere

I slept in wet sheets

It costs me a lot of bucks

It is recreational marina , It's super

CHORUS

Hoist up !

It's not the man that takes the sea

It's the sea that takes man

But the sea doesn't takes the women

They prefer the countryside

Mine is waiting for me in the harbour

At the end of the jetty

The horizon is really dead

Into her washed out eyes

Sitting on a bollard

She is crying

Her man who's leaving her

For her , the seas are a curse

CHORUS

Hoist up !

It's not the man that takes the sea

It's the sea that takes man

And the sea took me

Like one would take a taxi

I will go around the world

To see at each stopover

If all the people of the world

Can leave me off

I will follow the four winds

To put a mess everywhere

The oceans shall never

Forget my first name

CHORUS

Hoist up !

It's not the man that takes the sea

It's the sea that takes man

And the sea took me

With my boat also

It's a proud ship

It's a cute boat

It is a famous three-masted

Thin like a bird [Hoist up !]

Tabarly, Pageot

Kersauson or Riguidel

Aren't sailing on cages

Nor on garbage cans

CHORUS

It's not the man that takes the sea

It's the sea that takes man

And the sea took me

One Friday if I can remember well

Don't cry , Mommy

Your son is a sailor

Don't cry , Daddy

I am living along the waters

Look at your child

He's gone as a sailor

I know it's not funny

But it was my destiny

CHORUS x3

As soon as the wind will blow

I will go back again on the run

As soon as the winds will turn

We will leave out

• Artist:Renaud
• Album:Morgane de toi (1983)