Lyrics of Is Tu Dois Partir - Fairport Convention

Is Tu Dois Partir (original)

C’est pas que je te demande
De faire ce que tu n’as jamais fait
C’est seulement qu’il fait trop tard
Et il fait trop noir pour trouver la porte
Mais si tu dois partir, va t’en
Mais si tu dois partir, va t’en
Si non, tu dois rester la nuit
C’est pas que je te demande
De prendre part dans ce jeu
C’est seulement que je n’ai pas de montre
Et tu demandes toujours le par contre
Mais si tu dois partir, va t’en
Mais si tu dois partir, va t’en
Si non, tu dois rester la nuit
Tu sais j’aurais des cauchemars
Et aussi mauvaise conscience
Si je t’empèchais de faire
Ce que vraiment tu espères
Mais si tu dois partir, va t’en
Mais si tu dois partir, va t’en
Si non, tu dois rester la nuit
La, la, la…
Mais si tu dois partir, va t’en
Mais si tu dois partir, va t’en
Si non, tu dois rester la nuit

(translation)

It's not that I'm asking you
To do what you've never done
It's just too late
And it's too dark to find the door
But if you have to go, go away
But if you have to go, go away
If not, you have to stay the night
It's not that I'm asking you
To take part in this game
It's just that I don't have a watch
And you always ask for the cons
But if you have to go, go away
But if you have to go, go away
If not, you have to stay the night
You know I would have nightmares
And also bad conscience
If I stopped you from doing
what you really hope for
But if you have to go, go away
But if you have to go, go away
If not, you have to stay the night
The, the, the…
But if you have to go, go away
But if you have to go, go away
If not, you have to stay the night