L'emigrant Lyrics in English by Charles Aznavour

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song L'emigrant by Charles Aznavour from French to English.
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Toutes les gares se ressemblent
All the train stations look the same
Et tous les ports crèvent d'ennui
And all the ports are bursting with boredom
Toutes les routes se rassemblent
All the roads come together
Pour mener vers l'infini
To lead to infinity
Dans la cohue de l'existence
In the hustle and bustle of existence
Se trouve toujours un passant
There is always a passerby
Qui n'a pas eu de ligne de chance
Who has had no lucky streak
Et qui devint un émigrant
And who became an emigrant
Regarde le comme il promène
Look at him as he carries
Son cœur au-delà des saisons
His heart beyond the seasons
Il traverse des murs de haine
He crosses walls of hatred
Des gouffres d'incompréhension
Chasms of misunderstanding
À chaque nouvelle frontière
At every new border
Espérant enfin se fixer
Hoping finally to settle down
Il fait une courte prière
He says a short prayer
Vers ce ciel qui l'a oublié
To the sky that has forgotten him
Regarde le, il déambule
Look at him, he wanders
Sans jamais savoir ou il va
Never knowing where he is going
Il marche comme un somnambule
He walks like a sleepwalker
Et les gens le montrent du doigt
And people point at him
Le monde entier file la haine
The whole world spreads hatred
Le ciel là haut n'y comprend rien
The sky up there understands nothing
Les heureux forment une chaîne
The fortunate form a chain
En se tenant par la main
Holding hands
Pas moyen d'enter dans la danse
No way to join the dance
Le calendrier a son clan
The calendar has its clan
Si tu n'as pas de ligne de chance
If you have no lucky streak
Tu resteras un émigrant
You will remain an emigrant
Regarde le comme il promène
Look at him as he carries
Son cœur au-delà des saisons
His heart beyond the seasons
Il traverse des murs de haine
He crosses walls of hatred
Des gouffres d'incompréhension
Chasms of misunderstanding
À chaque nouvelle frontière
At every new border
Espérant enfin se fixer
Hoping finally to settle down
Il fait une courte prière
He says a short prayer
Vers ce ciel qui l'a oublié
To the sky that has forgotten him
Regarde le, il déambule
Look at him, he wanders
Sans jamais savoir ou il va
Never knowing where he is going
Il marche comme un somnambule
He walks like a sleepwalker
Et les gens le montrent du doigt
And people point at him
Mais pour écouter sa misère
But to hear his misery
Le ciel un jour le fait tomber
The sky one day lets him fall
Les bras en croix, face contre terre
Arms outstretched, face down
Pour embrasser la liberté
To embrace freedom
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