Lama Serge
Miscellaneous
Une île
Words: Serge Lama
Music: Yves Gilbert
(c) 1969 by Sidonie and Éditions Serge Lama
R An island between sky and water
An island without men or boats,
Uneducated, a bit like an insult,
Wild, without hope of travel,
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Between the sky and the water.
1 It would be there, facing the immense sea
There, without hope of hope rancid,
All alone in the face of my destiny,
More alone than in the heart of a forest,
It would be there in my own defeat
All alone without hope of conquest
That I would finally know why
I left you, I who only love you.
R An island like a golden target
Quiet as a sleeping child,
Faithful to death for her,
Cruel for being beautiful;
An island, an island
Like a sleeping child.
2 It would be there, facing the immense sea
There, to avenge my vengeance,
All alone with my memories,
More alone than at moment to die.
It would be there, in the heart of Sainte-Hélène,
Without joy, without love and without hatred
That I would finally know why
I I left, I who only love you.
R An island between the sky and the water.
An island without men or boats,
Uncultivated almost like an insult,
Wild, without hope of travel.
An island, this island, my island
It's you.