Translation of Dès Que Le Vent Soufflera from French to English
It's not the man who takes the sea
It's the sea that takes the man, ta-ta-tin
Me, the sea, it took me
I remember one Tuesday
I traded my cowboy boots
And my slightly worn leather
For a pair of dockside shoes
And an old yellow oilskin
I deserted the dirtbags
Who told me "Be careful"
The sea, it's disgusting
Fish have sex in it
As soon as the wind will blow
I will leave again
As soon as the winds will turn
We will go away
It's not the man who takes the sea
It's the sea that takes the man
Me, the sea, it took me
Unexpectedly, too bad
I was so seasick
On the raging sea
That I threw up my afternoon snack
And my midnight one too
I bumped everywhere
I slept in wet sheets
It cost me money
It's pleasure boating, it's great
As soon as the wind will blow
I will leave again
As soon as the winds will turn
We will go away
Ho ho ho ho ho hoist high ho ho ho
It's not the man who takes the sea
It's the sea that takes the man
But it doesn't take the woman
Who prefers the countryside
Mine waits for me at the port
At the end of the jetty
The horizon is dead
In her faded eyes
Sitting on a mooring bollard
She cries
Her man who leaves her
The sea, it's her misfortune
As soon as the wind will blow
I will leave again
As soon as the winds will turn
We will go away
It's not the man who takes the sea
It's the sea that takes the man
Me, the sea, it took me
Like you take a taxi
I will go around the world
To see at each stage
If all the guys in the world
Would let me be
I would go to the four winds
To stir up a bit of chaos
Never will the oceans
Forget my name
As soon as the wind will blow
I will leave again
As soon as the winds will turn
We will go away
Ho ho ho ho ho hoist high ho ho ho
It's not the man who takes the sea
It's the sea that takes the man
Me, the sea, it took me
And my boat too
It's proud, my ship
It's beautiful, my boat
It's a famous three-mast
Thin like a bird (Hoist high)
Tabarly, Pajot
Kersauson and Riguidel
Don't sail on crates
Nor on trash cans
As soon as the wind will blow
I will leave again
As soon as the winds will turn
We will go away
It's not the man who takes the sea
It's the sea that takes the man
Me, the sea, it took me
I remember one Friday
Don't cry anymore, my mother
Your son is a sailor
Don't cry anymore, my father
I live on the water
Look at your child
He left as a sailor
I know, it's not funny
But, it was my destiny
As soon as the wind will blow
I will leave again
As soon as the winds will turn
We will go away
As soon as the wind will blow
I will leave again
As soon as the winds will turn
We will go away (of shark)
As soon as the wind will blow
I will leave again
As soon as the winds will turn
We will go away
As soon as the wind will blow
We will leave again
As soon as the winds will turn
I will go away (of rabbit)
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