Lyrics and translation Francoise Hardy - Il est parti un jour

Il est parti un jour

Il est parti un jour
En disant "je reviendrai"
Oui mais depuis ce jour
Beaucoup de temps a passé
Oh, oh
Beaucoup de temps a passé

Il est parti un jour
En disant "sois-moi fidèle"
Jurant que son amour
Pour moi serait éternel
Oh, oh
Pour moi serait éternel

Il est parti un jour
Et je l′ai attendu
Mais je l'attends toujours
Il n′est pas revenu

Il est parti un jour
Vers de lointains paysages
Dont il ne m'a jamais
Envoyé la moindre image
Oh, oh, oh
Envoyé la moindre image

Il est parti un jour
Et je l'ai attendu
Mais je l′attends toujours
Il n′est pas revenu

Il est parti un jour
Mais j'ai eu tort d′avoir cru
Oui, cru en son retour
Qu'à présent je n′attends plus
Oh, oh, oh
Je rattrape le temps perdu

Je rattrape le temps perdu, oui
Je rattrape le temps perdu

He Went Away One Day

He went away one day,
Saying, "I'll be back."
But since that day,
Much time has passed.
Oh, oh
Much time has passed.

He went away one day,
Saying, "Be faithful to me."
Swearing that his love
For me would be eternal.
Oh, oh
For me would be eternal.

He went away one day,
And I waited for him.
But I'm still waiting,
He has not returned.

He went away one day,
To distant lands,
From which he has never
Sent me a single picture.
Oh, oh, oh
Sent me a single picture.

He went away one day,
And I waited for him.
But I'm still waiting,
He has not returned.

He went away one day,
But I was wrong to believe
Yes, to believe in his return,
Which I no longer expect.
Oh, oh, oh
I'm making up for lost time.

I'm making up for lost time, yes,
I'm making up for lost time.