Lyrics of Chacun sa mer chacun son vent - Hugues Aufray

Chacun sa mer chacun son vent (original)

Ils manquent pas d’air ces seigneurs du vent
Solitaires ou fils des Glénan
Ils sont tous frères mais sur l’océan
Chacun sa mer, chacun son vent
Ils sont pas fiers sous leur mâts géants
Mercenaires, vauriens ou forbans
Aux vents contraires, ils vont droit devant
Chacun sa mer, chacun son vent
Terre à tribord et rouge à bâbord
Corps à corps, ils défient la mort
Tripes à l’envers, ils jurent en crachant
Chacun sa mer, chacun son vent
Hey !
Tremble carcasse, c’est pas les Sargasses
Ça bavasse, ça passe ou ça casse
Tombeau ouvert, ils trinquent en hurlant
Chacun sa mer, chacun son vent
La belle affaire quand l’un deux s'égare
Solidaire et par un hasard
Y a un p’tit air qui court au devant
Chacun sa mer, chacun son vent
Je lève mon verre, je bois aux marins
Vin ou bière, je bois aux requins
A nos corsaires, à nos ci-devant
Chacun sa mer, chacun son vent
Chacun sa mer, chacun son vent

(translation)

They don't run out of air these lords of the wind
Solitaires or sons of the Glénans
They are all brothers but on the ocean
Each his sea, each his wind
They are not proud under their giant masts
Mercenaries, Rascals, or Forbans
Against the headwinds, they go straight ahead
Each his sea, each his wind
Earth to starboard and red to port
Body to body they defy death
Guts upside down, they swear spit
Each his sea, each his wind
Hey!
Aspen carcass, it's not Sargassum
It's goofing around, it's make or break
Open tomb, they clink glasses screaming
Each his sea, each his wind
Big deal when one of them goes astray
Solidarity and by chance
There's a little air running ahead
Each his sea, each his wind
I raise my glass, I drink to sailors
Wine or beer, I drink to sharks
To our corsairs, to our ci-devants
Each his sea, each his wind
Each his sea, each his wind