L'île de France [English translation]

On the island of Manhattan

often I think, often I think.

On the island of Manhattan

often I think of the Île de France.

A swimming pool in Hollywood:

good, good, very good.

The Champs Élysées, one evening in June:

fine, fine, that's very fine.

In Central Park, a grand hotel:

well, well, very well.

An old house at Saint-Germain:

fine, fine, that's very fine.

On the island of Manhattan

often I think, often I think.

On the island of Manhattan

often I think of the Île de France.

Ooohh

The cinema in Hollywood:

good, good, very good.

A small bistro in La Villette:

nice, nice, that's very nice.

Brooklyn, Harlem, and the skyscrapers:

well, well, very well.

But Paris in the early morning,

fine, fine, that's very fine.

On the island of Manhattan

often I think, often I think.

On the island of Manhattan

often I think of the Île de France.

Whooaa, ohhh, yeah-yeah!

On the island of Manhattan

often I think, often I think.

On the island of Manhattan

often I think of the Île de France.

Whoaaaa...