| Garde le cap, tord le cou | Hold true the helm, and wring the neck |
| Aux maudits qui disent qu’il n’y a rien au bout | Of the accursed who dare claim naught awaits at journey’s end, |
| Que la vie sur Terre c’est pas du bateau | Who murmur, life on Earth is no vessel’s gentle ride. |
| Tu sais qu’après la mer y’a l’Eldorado | Yet you know—beyond the sea gleams Eldorado in the mist. |
| Ce bateau, ma bricole | This craft, my patched-together hope, |
| C’est un peu de moi que je rafistole | Is a sliver of myself, mended and reprised each dawn. |
| Le sel sur ma peau c’est ma pommade | Salt scalds my skin—a healing balm, unguent of storms. |
| Et toi tu tiens bon camarade | And you endure, my steadfast comrade, |
| Tara Tari | Tara Tari, |
| Je te confie ma vie | To you I entrust my span of days, |
| Mon bateau, oh ma béquille | My boat, O my crutch upon the swells, |
| Là-bas, ici | There, here— |
| La force des petits | The might of the small, |
| Du courage jusqu'à l’Infini | Courage drawn onward, beyond the rim of the world. |
| Sous le vent qui dévoile | Beneath the wind’s unveiling hand, |
| Dans l’eau de la nuit notre belle étoile | In the sable water, our radiant star unmoors. |
| De vague en vague | From crest to crest— |
| Vogue la vie bleu | Life sails on, draped in blue’s attire. |
| Adieu va t' | Farewell, fare forth, |
| A tous les deux | To each of us, to both entwined. |
| Tara Tari | Tara Tari, |
| Je te confie ma vie | To you I give my life’s whole store, |
| Mon histoire, ma famille | My tale, my lineage, |
| Là-bas, ici | There, here— |
| La force des petits | The might of the small, |
| Du courage jusqu'à l’Infini | Courage drawn onward, beyond the rim of the world. |