L'aveugle [English translation]

There was in the village,

there was in the village

a blind man who played the violin.

Staring at the sky,

a smile on his face,

he played all his heart1, we sang along.

La la la ...

All the children in the village,

all the children in the village,

stood around him and they all stared.

His fingers wove exhilaration,

the warmth of a caress,

his fingers commanded rain and sunshine.

La la la ...

His violin had a soul,

his violin had a soul

who had ascended straight to the sky.

Tears were shining in our eyes,

and in our hearts a flame

laughing like sparks off a rainbow.

La la la ...

When my heart is in turmoil,

when my life is in a rage,

I recall the old blind man and his violin.

And, staring at the sky,

a smile on my face,

I move along, humming this tune.

La la la ...

I move along, humming this tune...

1. unusual in French too