Ma mère chantait toujours
Reno Ginette
My Mother Always Sang
My mother always sang la la la
An old love song that I sing to you in turn
My daughter, you will grow up and then you will leave
But one day you will remember in turn this song
There was a sailor who, to win the hearts of girls
Promised them brighter days under the Antilles sky
Quickly they surrendered, but when he sailed away
Their tears would swell the waves
My mother always sang la la la
An old love song that I sing to you in turn
My daughter, you will grow up and then you will leave
But one day you will remember in turn this song
But one day the sailor was killed by a knife
I forgot the words, but I remember the end
As soon as they are in love, all men are sailors
In their eyes, blue waves dance
My mother always sang la la la
An old love song that I sing to you in turn
My daughter, you will grow up and then you will leave
But one day you will sing it in turn in memory of me
