Dès Que Le Vent Soufflera
Renaud
As Soon as the Wind Blows
It's not the man who takes to the sea
It's the sea that takes the man, tatatin
Me, the sea, it took me
I remember a Tuesday
I traded my cowboy boots
And my slightly worn leather
For a pair of boat shoes
And an old yellow raincoat
I left behind the crap
That told me 'Be careful'
The sea, it's disgusting
The fish screw in it
As soon as the wind blows
I'll set sail
As soon as the winds change
We'll be off
It's not the man who takes to the sea
It's the sea that takes the man
Me, the sea, it took me
By surprise, too bad
I felt so sick at heart
On the raging sea
That I threw up my snack
And my midnight too
I banged myself everywhere
I slept in wet sheets
It cost me some money
It's pleasure, it's great
As soon as the wind blows
I'll set sail
As soon as the winds change
We'll be off
Ho ho ho ho ho hoist high ho ho ho
It's not the man who takes to 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 pier
The horizon is so dead
In her faded eyes
Sitting on a bollard
She cries
Her man who leaves her
The sea is her misfortune
As soon as the wind blows
I'll set sail
As soon as the winds change
We'll be off
It's not the man who takes to the sea
It's the sea that takes the man
Me, the sea, it took me
Like catching a taxi
I'll go around the world
To see at each stop
If all the guys in the world
Are willing to leave me alone
I'll go to the four winds
Stir up some trouble
The oceans will never
Forget my name
As soon as the wind blows
I'll set sail
As soon as the winds change
We'll be off
Ho ho ho ho ho hoist high ho ho ho
It's not the man who takes to 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-master
Graceful as a bird (Hoist high)
Tabarly, Pageot
Kersauson or Riguidel
Don't sail on crates
Or on trash cans
As soon as the wind blows
I'll set sail
As soon as the winds change
We'll be off
It's not the man who takes to the sea
It's the sea that takes the man
Me, the sea, it took me
I remember a Friday
Don't cry anymore, my mother
Your son is a sailor
Don't cry anymore, my father
I live by the water's edge
Look at your child
He's gone to sea
I know it's not fun
But it was my destiny
As soon as the wind blows
I'll set sail
As soon as the winds change
We'll be off
As soon as the wind blows
We'll set sail
As soon as the winds change
I'll be off
