Tu nages [English translation]

I know this look so well

These eyes that close every now and then

These thoughts which separate us

That we don’t even share while dreaming

Fixed straight towards the ocean

Mute pains or children’s races

Bits of life that you hide

In the shelter of your silence

That breaks my voice, I feel it

I would love so much to be able

To blow like the wind

On your sweet face

To make the darkness part, to make time disappear

To break the clouds

To speak, even softly

Just for you and me

Of little nothings

But over there

In the distance, you swim

You swim without stopping

In deep waters, somewhere

You swim so as not to sink

And down here, it’s already evening

As for myself, I wait on the bridge

Powerless and alone so often

I who only love your voice

Little dot on the horizon

I’m afraid that one day you won’t return

I would so love to be able to

Blow like the wind

On your handsome face

To make hope rise, the riches of before

Our most beautiful pages

To speak even softly

Just for you and me

Do you remember?

But over there

In the distance, you swim

You swim, you swim, you swim