L'île de France [English translation]
L'île de France [English translation]
On the island of Manhattan
often I think, often I think.
On the island of Manhattan
often I think of the Île de France.
A swimming pool in Hollywood:
good, good, very good.
The Champs Élysées, one evening in June:
fine, fine, that's very fine.
In Central Park, a grand hotel:
well, well, very well.
An old house at Saint-Germain:
fine, fine, that's very fine.
On the island of Manhattan
often I think, often I think.
On the island of Manhattan
often I think of the Île de France.
Ooohh
The cinema in Hollywood:
good, good, very good.
A small bistro in La Villette:
nice, nice, that's very nice.
Brooklyn, Harlem, and the skyscrapers:
well, well, very well.
But Paris in the early morning,
fine, fine, that's very fine.
On the island of Manhattan
often I think, often I think.
On the island of Manhattan
often I think of the Île de France.
Whooaa, ohhh, yeah-yeah!
On the island of Manhattan
often I think, often I think.
On the island of Manhattan
often I think of the Île de France.
Whoaaaa...
- Artist:Petula Clark