Ma mère chantait
Fabienne Thibeault
My Mother Used to Sing
My mother used to sing always, 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 sky of the Antilles
Quickly they surrendered to him
But when he sailed away
Their tears
Made the waves grow
My mother used to sing always, 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 with a knife blow
Then 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 used to sing always
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
In memory of me
