Voyage [English translation]

The girl beside whom I sleep

wraps me in her golden hair

like a spider in its web.

Me, I appeal to my star

which will show me the North.

The boats are still sitting

in the port's deep waters,

exhausted by their long journeys.

Me, I appeal to the sea breeze

which will enable me to leave the port.

The night which dawn tears apart

is no more than the reverse side

of all my short-lived dreams.

I appeal to the sandy desert

that will lead me to find gold.

I'll go away, body and soul,

led by a shared agreement

of all my insatiable senses.

I appeal to God and to the Devil

who will bring me to death.

The girl beside whom I sleep

wraps me in her golden hair

like a spider in its web.

• Artist:Georges Moustaki
• Album:Le Métèque (1969)