Icy wind of night, be gome.
Le vent glacé de la nuit parti
This is not your domain.
Ce n'est plus ton domaine
In the sky a bird was heard to cry.
On entendis un oiseau crier.
Misty morning whisperings and gentle stirring sounds
Les chuchotements des matins brumeux
Belied a deathly silence that lay all around.
Et la douce agitation des sons
Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog fox gone to ground.
Cachent un silence de mort
See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water.
Qui est partout présent.
And a river of green is sliding unseen beneath the trees,
Ecoute l'alouette et écoute
Laughing as it passes through the endless summer making for the sea.
L'aboiement du chien renard
In the lazy water meadow
Parti au sol
I lay me down.
Regarde les eclaboussures du martin-pêcheur
All around me,
Etincelant dans l'eau
Golden sunflakes settle on the ground,
Et une verte rivière se faufile
Basking in the sunshine of a by gone afternoon,
Discrètement sous les arbres
Bringing sounds of yesterday into this city room.
Riant quand elle passe
Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog fox gone to ground.
Au travers de l'été sans fin
See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water.
Faisant la mer
And a river of green is sliding unseen beneath the trees,
Laughing as it passes through the endless summer making for the sea.
Dans le pré humide et paresseux
In the lazy water meadow
Je m'allonge
I lay me down.
Tout autour de moi, des flocons de soleil
All around me,
Recouvrent le sol
Golden sunflakes covering the ground,
Je me fais dorer au soleil
Basking in the sunshine of a by gone afternoon,
D'une apres midi passée
Bringing sounds of yesterday into my city room.
Ramenant des sons d'hier
Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog fox gone to ground.
Dans cet espace urbain
See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water.
And a river of green is sliding unseen beneath the trees,
Ecoute l'alouette et entendu
Laughing as it passes through the endless summer making for the sea.
L'aboiement du chien renard
Regarde les éclaboussures du martin-pêcheur
Et une verte rivière se faufile
Discrètement sous les arbres
Au travers de l'été sans fin