Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Quand Un Bateau Passe by Claude François from French to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Quand un bateau passe
When a boat passes
Quand un train siffle
When a train whistles
Quand un avion s'envole dans le ciel
When an airplane flies into the sky
Moi j'imagine tous ces départs
I imagine all these departures
Tous ces gens qui doivent partir
All those people who have to leave
Quand un bateau passe
When a boat passes
Quand un train siffle
When a train whistles
Quand un avion s'envole dans le ciel
When an airplane flies into the sky
Moi je revois ce matin triste
I see this sad morning again
Où en partant tu disais
Where by leaving you said
L'été prochain je reviendrai
Next summer I will come back
Et depuis ce jour sous le soleil brûlant
And since that day under the burning sun
Lamentablement moi je t'attends
Miserably I expect you
Trois été déjà sont revenus
Three summer already returned
Je suis là comme je t'avais promis
I am there as I had promised you
Mais où es-tu?
But where are you?
Mais où es-tu?
But where are you?
Mais où es-tu?
But where are you?
Quand un bateau passe
When a boat passes
Quand un train siffle
When a train whistles
Quand un avion s'envole dans le ciel
When an airplane flies into the sky
Amèrement moi je me dis
Bitterly I tell myself
Que si ils n'existaient pas
That if they did not exist
Peut-être alors
Maybe then
Serais-tu là
Would you be there
Quand un bateau passe
When a boat passes
Quand un train siffle
When a train whistles
Quand un avion s'envole dans le ciel
When an airplane flies into the sky
J'espère encore
I still hope
J'espère toujours
I still hope
Que bateaux, trains et avions
That boats, trains and planes
Qui t'emmenaient
Who took you
Te ramèneront
Will bring you back
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