La vague [English translation]

I'm a wave, I was born

on an Italian beach

on a beautiful summer morning

My debut was difficult

I was not very docile

I had great difficulty supporting me

because the children, on vacation

with a nice disregard

all splashed in me

and me, petty tranquil water

I was dreaming of island waves

I was dreaming I was home

and me, petty tranquil water

I was dreaming of island waves

I was dreaming I was home

One beautiful day of great courage

I went for a swim

me who didn't know good swimming

I left without baggage

except for a small seashell

with which I made friends

Since I reached the open sea

I was acquainted with many other loads

The large ships came to face me

so me I supported them

so me I carried them

towards a Mediterranean port

So me I supported them

so me I carried them

towards a Mediterranean port

I'm a wave, I was born

on an Italian beach

on a beautiful summer morning

but nowadays I subsist

I'm bored and I splash

the old dikes of an abandoned wharf

My mother, my mother, I miss

the small deserted beach

where the children amused themselves with me

Make the wind pick up

so I can go die on my strand

that I don't recognise

And if it's not an ocean to drink

I'd write my memoirs

on the hot sand by the water

And if it's not an ocean to drink

I'd write my memoirs

on the hot sand by the water

• Artist:Nana Mouskouri
• Album:Comme un soleil