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English Translation
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Le long du quai les grands vaisseaux
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Along the quay, the great ships
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Que la houle incline en silence
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Silently swaying on the swell of the waves
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Ne prennent pas garde aux berceaux
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They pay no attention to the cradles
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Que la main des femmes balance
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Rocked by womens' hands
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Mais viendra le jour des adieux
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But the day of good-byes will come
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Car il faut que les femmes pleurent
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For women must weep
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Et que les hommes curieux
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And restless men
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Tentent les horizons qui leurent
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Must seek out alluring horizons
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Et ce jour-là les grands vaisseaux
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And on that day the great ships
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Fuyant le port qui diminue
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Leaving the port that diminishes behind them
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Sentent leur masse retenue
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Feel their hulls held back
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Par l'âme des lointains berceaux
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By the soul of the distant cradles
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Par l'âme des lointains berceaux
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By the soul of the distant cradles
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