Barbara Lyrics in English by Yves Montand

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Rappelle-toi Barbara, il pleuvait sans cesse sur Brest ce jour-là
Remember Barbara, it rained incessantly in Brest that day
Et tu marchais souriante, épanouie ravie ruisselante, sous la pluie
And you walked smiling, fulfilled, delighted, dripping, in the rain
Rappelle-toi Barbara, il pleuvait sans cesse sur Brest
Remember Barbara, it rained incessantly in Brest
Et je t'ai croisée rue de Siam, tu souriais
And I met you on rue de Siam, you were smiling
Et moi je souriais de même, rappelle-toi Barbara
And I smiled the same way, remember Barbara
Toi que je ne connaissais pas, toi qui ne me connaissais pas
You who I didn't know, you who didn't know me
Rappelle-toi, rappelle-toi quand même ce jour-là, n'oublie pas
Remember, remember this day, don't forget
Un homme sous un porche s'abritait et il a crié ton nom, Barbara
A man on a porch was sheltering and he shouted your name, Barbara
Et tu as couru vers lui sous la pluie, ruisselante ravie épanouie
And you ran to him in the rain, dripping delighted and fulfilled
Et tu t'es jetée dans ses bras, rappelle-toi cela Barbara
And you threw yourself into his arms, remember that Barbara
Et ne m'en veux pas si je te tutoie, je dis tu à tous ceux que j'aime
And don't be mad at me if I use familiarity with you, I say you to everyone I love
Même si je ne les ai vus qu'une seule fois
Even though I only saw them once
Je dis tu à tous ceux qui s'aiment, même si je ne les connais pas
I say you to all those who love each other, even if I don't know them
Rappelle-toi Barbara, n'oublie pas cette pluie sur la mer
Remember Barbara, don't forget that rain on the sea
Sur ton visage heureux, sur cette ville heureuse
On your happy face, on this happy city
Cette pluie sur la mer, sur l'arsenal, sur le bateau d'Ouessant
This rain on the sea, on the arsenal, on the Ouessant boat
Oh Barbara, quelle connerie la guerre
Oh Barbara, what bullshit the war is
Qu'es-tu devenue maintenant, sous cette pluie de fer
What have you become now, under this rain of iron
De feu d'acier de sang ? Et celui qui te serrait dans ses bras
Bloodsteel fire? And the one who held you in his arms
Amoureusement, est-il mort disparu ou bien encore vivant ?
Lovingly, is he dead or still alive?
Oh Barbara
Oh Barbara
Il pleut sans cesse sur Brest, comme il pleuvait avant
It rains incessantly in Brest, like it rained before
Mais ce n'est plus pareil et tout est abîmé
But it's not the same anymore and everything is damaged
C'est une pluie de deuil terrible et désolée
It's a terrible and desolate rain of mourning
Ce n'est même plus l'orage de fer d'acier de sang
It's not even the storm of iron, steel, blood anymore
Tout simplement des nuages qui crèvent comme des chiens
Quite simply clouds that burst like dogs
Des chiens qui disparaissent au fil de l'eau sur Brest
Dogs disappearing over the water in Brest
Et vont pourrir au loin, au loin très loin de Brest dont il ne reste rien
And they will rot far away, far away, very far from Brest of which nothing remains
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