Translation of the song lyrics Les cloches sonnaient - Claude François

Les cloches sonnaient (original)

Nous marchions depuis des heures tout les deux
Dans la rue les gens semblaient si heureux
Soudain je t’ai regarder tu pleurais
C'était un Dimanche les cloches sonnaient
Je t’ai prise par les épaules tendrement
Je t’ai dit je reviendrai avant longtemps
Je me souvient je t’ai mème fait sourire
C'était un Dimanche les cloches sonnaient
J’aurai pu te consoler mais je ne savais pas quoi te dire
Je t’ai crié souvient toi quant mème
Je m’appelle Claude et je t’aime, je t’aime
Mais soudain ce fut l’instant du départ
Tu parraissais minuscule dans cette gare
Je ne devais plus jamais te revoir
C'était un Dimanche les cloches sonnaient
Les cloches sonnaient (3 fois)

(translation)

We had been walking for hours together
On the street people seemed so happy
Suddenly I looked at you you were crying
It was a Sunday the bells were ringing
I took you by the shoulders tenderly
I told you I'll be back before long
I remember I even made you smile
It was a Sunday the bells were ringing
I could have consoled you but I didn't know what to tell you
I shouted to you, remember yourself
My name is Claude and I love you, I love you
But suddenly it was time to go
You looked tiny in that train station
I was never to see you again
It was a Sunday the bells were ringing
The bells were ringing (3 times)