L'île Saint-Louis Lyrics in English Léo Ferré

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song L'île Saint-Louis by Léo Ferré from French to English.
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L'île Saint-Louis en ayant marre
Ile Saint-Louis is fed up
D'être à côté de la Cité
To be next to the City
Un soir a rompu ses amarres
One evening broke its moorings
Elle avait soif de liberté
She thirsted for freedom
Avec ses joies avec ses peines
With its joys and its sorrows
Qui s'en allaient au fil de l'eau
Who went away with the flow of water
On la vit descendre la Seine
We saw her going down the Seine
Elle se prenait pour un bateau
She thought she was a boat
Quand on est une île
When we are an island
On reste tranquille
We stay calm
Au cœur de la ville
In the city center
C'est ce que l'on dit
That's what they say
Mais un jour arrive
But one day comes
On quitte la rive
We leave the shore
En douce on s'esquive
We sneak away
Pour voir du pays
To see the country
De la mer Noire à la Mer Rouge
From the Black Sea to the Red Sea
Des îles blanches aux îles d'or
From the white islands to the golden islands
Vers l'horizon où rien ne bouge
Towards the horizon where nothing moves
Point n'a trouvé l'île au trésor
No one found the treasure island
Mais tout au bout de son voyage
But at the end of his journey
Dans un endroit peu fréquenté
In a quiet place
On lui raconta le naufrage
They told him about the shipwreck
L'île au trésor s'était noyée
Treasure Island had drowned
Quand on est une île
When we are an island
On vogue tranquille
We sail peacefully
Trop loin de la ville
Too far from town
Malgré ce qu'on dit
Despite what they say
Mais un jour arrive
But one day comes
Où l'âme en dérive
Where the soul drifts
On songe à la rive
We think of the shore
Du bon vieux Paris
Good old Paris
L'île Saint-Louis a de la peine
Île Saint-Louis is struggling
Du pôle Sud au pôle Nord
From the South Pole to the North Pole
L'océan ne vaut pas la Seine
The ocean is not worth the Seine
Le large ne vaut pas le port
The sea is not worth the port
Si l'on a trop de vague à l'âme
If we have too much emotion in our soul
Mourir un peu n'est pas partir
Dying a little is not leaving
Quand on est île à Notre Dame
When we are an island in Notre Dame
On prend le temps de réfléchir
We take the time to think
Quand on est une île
When we are an island
On reste tranquille
We stay calm
Au cœur de la ville
In the city center
Moi je vous le dis
I tell you
Pour les îles sages
For the wise islands
Point de grands voyages
Point of great journeys
Les livres d'images
Picture books
Se font à Paris
Are done in Paris
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