Trois milliards de gens sur Terre [English translation]

Everywhere eyes look up,

and everywhere the same gestures

travel along each day with

the sun from east to west.

If your hand calms mine—

if my hand sows the grain—

love is the path.

Three billion people on earth

who search for a light.

Three billion people on earth

who will love one another tomorrow.

If you plant a new tree

for one that burned down—

if you sit at the table

where they talk about peace—

if you trust in others—

if you still can pray—

love is the path.

Three billion people on earth

who search for a prayer.

Three billion people on earth

who will love one another tomorrow.

If you walk towards the star

that lights up the morning—

if you refuse to believe

that your neighbor is at fault—

if you know how to think of others—

if others do the same for you—

love is the path.

Three billion people on earth

who do not need wars.

Three billion people on earth

who will love one another tomorrow.

Three billion people on earth

who do not need wars.

Three billion people on earth

who will love one another tomorrow.

• Artist:Mireille Mathieu
• Album:Trois milliards de gens sur Terre (1982)