J'entends siffler le train [English translation]

I thought it would be better to

To leave us without a farewell.

I wouldn't have wanted to see you again.

But I hear the train whistling,

But I hear the train whistling,

How sad is a train whistling in the evening...

I could imagine you all alone, abandoned

On the platform, in the rush of "goodbyes".

But I hear the train whistling,

But I hear the train whistling,

How sad is a train whistling in the evening...

I almost ran towards you, I almost screamed at you,

I could barely hold myself back!

How far away you're going!

How far away you're going!

Will you ever have time to come back?

How far away you're going!

How far away ....

Will you ever have time to come back?

I thought it would be better

To leave us without a farewell,

But I feel that now it's all over!

And I hear the train whistling,

And I hear the train whistling,

I'll hear this train whistling all my life,

I'll hear this train whistling all my life.

• Artist:Hugues Aufray
• Album:Troubador Since 1948 (2011)