Train de Vie [English translation]

Lightness leaves you one morning

And hops in the first train that passes

Without even waving goodbye

When you're on the quay

And you try and follow it

You already know the bell as tolled

And since you have to find somewhere to go

You look at the departures board

In the chaos and the racket of the station

And out of the blue you find yourself

Walking with more difficulty

Under the weight of a heavier suitcase

Years pass, life flies by

We take what is essential for granted

Lightness is only a memory

We care less and less

For the beauties we see on our way

Too focused on running after the train

So then, before we are exhausted

And we loose our marks

Putting down our suitcases is sometimes best

And staying on the quay

To look at the train passing

We find again a bit of lightness