Je Ne Sais Pas Lyrics in English Jacques Brel

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Je Ne Sais Pas by Jacques Brel from French to English.
Quitte là-haut ses oripeaux
Casts off up there its tatters
Que sont les lourds nuages gris
Which are the heavy gray clouds
Pour se coucher sur nos coteaux
To lie down on our hills
Je ne sais pas pourquoi le vent
I don't know why the wind
S'amuse dans les matins clairs
Amuses itself in clear mornings
À colporter les rires d'enfants
Carrying children's laughter
Carillons frêles de l'hiver
Frail chimes of winter
Je ne sais rien de tout cela
I don't know anything about all that
Mais je sais que je t'aime encore
But I know I still love you
Je ne sais pas pourquoi la route
I don't know why the road
Qui me pousse vers la cité
That drives me toward the city
À l'odeur fade des déroutes
Has the bland smell of defeats
De peuplier en peuplier
From poplar to poplar
Je ne sais pas pourquoi le voile
I don't know why the veil
Du brouillard glacé qui m'escorte
Of the icy fog that escorts me
Me fait penser aux cathédrales
Makes me think of cathedrals
Où l'on prie pour les amours mortes
Where they pray for dead loves
Je ne sais rien de tout cela
I don't know anything about all that
Mais je sais que je t'aime encore
But I know I still love you
Je ne sais pas pourquoi ces rues
I don't know why these streets
S'ouvrent devant moi une à une
Open before me one by one
Vierges et froides, froides et nues
Virgin and cold, cold and bare
Rien que mes pas et pas de lune
Nothing but my steps and no moon
Je ne sais pas pourquoi la nuit
I don't know why the night
Jouant de moi comme guitare
Playing me like a guitar
M'a forcé à venir ici
Forced me to come here
Pour pleurer devant cette gare
To cry in front of this station
Je ne sais rien de tout cela
I don't know anything about all that
Mais je sais que je t'aime encore
But I know I still love you
Je ne sais pas à quelle heure part
I don't know what time leaves
Ce triste train pour Amsterdam
That sad train to Amsterdam
Qu'un couple doit prendre ce soir
That a couple must catch tonight
Un couple dont tu es la femme
A couple whose woman is you
Et je ne sais pas pour quel port
And I don't know for which port
Part d'Amsterdam ce grand navire
From Amsterdam that big ship sails
Qui brise mon cœur et mon corps
That breaks my heart and my body
Notre amour et mon avenir
Our love and my future
Je ne sais rien de tout cela
I don't know anything about all that
Mais je sais que je t'aime encore
But I know I still love you
Mais je sais que je t'aime encore
But I know I still love you
Lyrics and Translations Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, EDITIONS METROPOLITAINES
JACQUES ROMAIN G. BREL
Did you like these lyrics?
Did you know?
In addition to reading lyric translations, you can now learn French with music and lyrics from your favorite artists.
No more boring lessons. You can now learn with engaging and culturally relevant lyrics from the best artists.
LEARN SPANISH WITH MUSIC
Learn French with music with 1989 lyric translations from various artists including Jacques Brel
Get our free guide to learn French with music!
Join 49390 learners. Unsubscribe any time.
Google
Learn French with lessons based on similar songs!
Get it on Google Play
Download on the App Store
Apple and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc.
Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.
MORE JACQUES BREL