Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Quand On N'a Que L'amour by Pierre Bachelet from French to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Quand on n'a que l'amour
when we only have love
A s'offrir en partage
To offer to share
Au jour du grand voyage
On the day of the great journey
Qu'est notre grand amour
What is our great love
Quand on n'a que l'amour
when we only have love
Mon amour toi et moi
My love you and me
Pour qu'éclatent de joie
So that they burst with joy
Chaque heure et chaque jour
Every hour and every day
Quand on n'a que l'amour
when we only have love
Pour vivre nos promesses
To live our promises
Sans nulle autre richesse
Without any other wealth
Que d'y croire toujours
Than to always believe in it
Quand on n'a que l'amour
when we only have love
Pour meubler de merveilles
To furnish with wonders
Et couvrir de soleil
And cover with sun
La laideur des faubourgs
The ugliness of the suburbs
Quand on n'a que l'amour
when we only have love
Pour unique raison pour unique chanson
For one reason, for one song
Et unique secours
And only help
Quand on n'a que l'amour
when we only have love
Pour habiller matin pauvres et malandrins
To dress the poor and miscreants in the morning
De manteaux de velours
Of velvet coats
Quand on n'a que l'amour
when we only have love
A offrir en prière pour les maux de la terre
To offer in prayer for the evils of the earth
En simple troubadour
As a simple troubadour
Quand on n'a que l'amour
when we only have love
A offrir à ceux-là don't l'unique combat
To offer to those whose only fight
Est de chercher le jour
Is to seek the day
Quand on n'a que l'amour
when we only have love
Pour tracer un chemin et forcer le destin
To trace a path and force destiny
A chaque carrefour
At every crossroads
Quand on n'a que l'amour
when we only have love
Pour parler aux canons
To talk to the cannons
Et rien qu'une chanson
And just a song
Pour convaincre un tambour
To convince a drum
Alors sans avoir rien que la force d'aimer
So without having anything but the strength to love
Nous aurons dans nos mains
We will have in our hands
Amis le monde entier
Friends all over the world
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