J'en Appelle Lyrics in English Jacques Brel

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song J'en Appelle by Jacques Brel from French to English.
J'en appelle aux maisons écrasées de lumière
I call upon the houses crushed by light
J'en appelle aux amours que chantent les rivières
I call upon the loves that the rivers sing
A l'éclatement bleu des matins de printemps
To the blue burst of spring mornings
A la force jolie des filles qui ont vingt ans
To the pretty strength of girls who are twenty
A la fraîcheur certaine d'un vieux puits de désert
To the certain freshness of an old desert well
A l'étoile qu'attend le vieil homme qui se perd
To the star awaited by the old man who is lost
Pour que monte de nous et plus fort qu'un désir
So that from us rises, stronger than a desire
Le désir incroyable de se vouloir construire
The incredible desire to want to build oneself
En se désirant faible et plutôt qu'orgueilleux
By desiring to be weak rather than proud
En se désirant lâche plutôt que monstrueux
By desiring to be cowardly rather than monstrous
J'en appelle à ton rire que tu croques au soleil
I call upon your laughter that you savor in the sun
J'en appelle à ton cri à nul autre pareil
I call upon your cry like no other
Au silence joyeux qui parle doucement
To the joyful silence that speaks softly
A ces mots que l'on dit rien qu'en se regardant
To those words spoken just by looking at each other
A la pesante main de notre amour sincère
To the heavy hand of our sincere love
A nos vingt ans trouvés à tout ce qu'ils espèrent
To our found twenty years and all they hope for
Pour que monte de nous et plus fort qu'un désir
So that from us rises, stronger than a desire
Le désir incroyable de se vouloir construire
The incredible desire to want to build oneself
En préférant plutôt que la gloire inutile
By preferring rather than useless glory
Et le bonheur profond et puis la joie tranquille
And deep happiness and then quiet joy
J'en appelle aux maisons écrasées de lumière
I call upon the houses crushed by light
J'en appelle à ton cri à nul autre pareil
I call upon your cry like no other
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JACQUES ROMAIN G. BREL
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