La mer [English translation]

The sea

We see dancing along the shores of clear bays,

Has glints of silver

The sea

The changing reflections

Under the rain

The sea

In the summer sky

She mingles her white sheep

With the angels so pure

The sea

Shepherdess of infinite blue

See

By the ponds

Those big wet reeds

See

Those white birds

And those rusty houses

The sea

Has cradled them

Along the shores of clear bays

And with a love song

The sea

Has soothed my heart for life

• Artist:Charles Trenet