La Mer M'a Donné
Georges Moustaki
The Sea Gave Me
The sea gave me
Its business card
To tell me: "I invite you
To travel
I have big horses
With white manes
And then I have up my sleeve
So many boats
I have intoxicating wind
For those who want to follow me
In the easy illusion
Of the sweetness of the islands
Unknown lands
Where the least wise girls
Live on the shores
Half naked"
The sea gave me
A map of the world
Mysterious and round
Like a pebble
But I found you
Lying on the sand
Fragile and desirable
I desired you
More beautiful than a journey
Sweeter, wilder
Calm and crueler
Than the sea calling me
In your open eyes
The sky was tender blue
You let me take you
Like one takes the sea
Like one takes the sea
