Sous le ciel de Paris [English translation]

Beneath the Paris sky

a song takes wing

Taking shape today

in a young boy's heart

Beneath the Paris sky

lovers waft and wander

They shape their happiness

from their own melody

Beneath the bridge at Bercy

a philosopher sits

A couple of musicians, a handful of drifters

and thousands of people throng

Beneath the Paris sky

they will sing till dusk

An ode to this ancient City

by those who love it so

Near Notre-Dame,

a drama plays out

But here in "Paname"

it all works out

The last lingering rays

of the summer sun

The strains

of the sailor's accordion,

hope blossoms

in the Paris sky

Beneath the Paris sky

a joyful river flows

Its lapping slapping sound

rocks the tramps to sleep

Beneath the Paris sky

the Creator's birds

Come together from all over

to gossip together

And the Paris sky

harbours its secret

For a millennium it has loved

our Ile Saint-Louis

When it smiles up,

the sky dresses up in its blue suit

When it rains over Paris,

the sky is crying

Overcome with jealousy

of Paris' millions of lovers

It rains down on them

thunders in style

But the Paris sky

cannot be cruel for long

And in apology

it offers us a rainbow.