Lyrics of Escale, pt. 2 - Édith Piaf

Escale, pt. 2 (original)

Le ciel est bleu, la mer est verte
Laisse un peu la f’n?tre ouverte
Le flot qui roule?
l’horizon
Me fait penser?
un gar?
on
Qui ne croyait ni Dieu ni Diable
Je l’ai rencontr?
vers le nord
Un soir d’escale sur un port
Dans un bastringue abominable
L’air sentait la sueur et l’alcool
Il ne portait pas de faux-col
Mais un douteux foulard de soie
En entrant, je n’ai vu que lui
Et mon coeur en fut?
bloui de joie
Le ciel est bleu, la mer est verte
Laisse un peu la f’n?tre ouverte
Il me prit la main sans un mot
Il m’entra?na hors du bistrot
Tout simplement d’un geste tendre
Ce n'?tait pas un compliqu?
Il demeurait le long du quai
Je n’ai pas cherch??
comprendre
Sa chambre donnait sur le port
Des marins souls chantaient dehors
Un bec de gaz, un halo bl?
me
Eclairait le triste r?
duit
Qu’il m'?crasait tout contre lui
Je t’aime
Le ciel est bleu, la mer est verte
Laisse un peu la f’n?tre ouverte
Son baiser me br?
le toujours
Est-ce l?
ce qu’on dit l’amour
Son bateau mouillait dans la rade
Chassant les ombres de la nuit
Au jour naissant il s’est enfui
Pour rejoindre ses camarades
Je l’ai vu monter sur le pont
Et si je ne sais pas son nom
Je connais celui du navire
Un navire qui s’est perdu
Quant au marin
Nul n’en peut plus rien dire
Le ciel est bas, la mer est grise
Ferme la f’n?tre?
la brise

(translation)

The sky is blue, the sea is green
Leave the window open a bit
The rolling tide?
the horizon
Make me think?
a guy?
we
Who believed neither God nor Devil
I met him?
to the north
An evening stopover at a port
In an abominable club
The air smelled of sweat and alcohol
He wasn't wearing a collar
But a dubious silk scarf
As I walked in, I only saw him
And my heart was in it?
dazzled with joy
The sky is blue, the sea is green
Leave the window open a bit
He took my hand without a word
He dragged me out of the bistro
Simply with a tender gesture
It was not a complicated
He lived along the quay
I didn't search??
to understand
His room overlooked the harbor
Soulful sailors were singing outside
A gaslight, a halo bl?
me
Was lighting up the sad r?
duct
That he crushed me all against him
I love you
The sky is blue, the sea is green
Leave the window open a bit
His kiss br?
always
Is this the
what they say love
His boat was anchored in the harbor
Chasing the shadows of the night
At daybreak he fled
To join his comrades
I saw him come on deck
And if I don't know his name
I know the one from the ship
A ship that got lost
As for the sailor
No one can say anything more
The sky is low, the sea is gray
Close the window?
the breeze