Je rêve [English translation]

The wind has made the clouds approach

The weather is grey over the beaches

And the sea has a sad air also

The sky is no more than a long strip of fog now

It’s going to be a moonless night

And tomorrow I won’t have slept

Perhaps I’m going to meet a lady

When I go to hang my soul

On the rocky ridges

But the wind is blowing so hard on these rocks

That’s there’s no longer any point in hoping

Love cannot alight there

But I’m dreaming, I’m throwing words at the dying day

I wanted it to stay, it did not hear

Further away on the rocks assailed by the sea

Hair and skirts dishevelled

How many women have waited

How many have broken their heart upon the waves

For the one who had the other ring

And who never returned

But I’m dreaming, I’m throwing words at the dying day

I wanted it to stay, it did not hear

The sea is stronger than my courage

But tonight there are clouds

And I know that it is sad too

When these words become fire brands

I will climb atop the cliff

To throw their cinders into the night

But I’m dreaming, I’m throwing words at the dying day

I wanted it to stay, it did not hear

And I dedicate these words to the loves that expire

I wanted you to stay.…