| Bis bald Marlene (original) | Bis bald Marlene (translation) |
|---|---|
| Goéland | Gull |
| Dans un ciel flamand | In a Flemish sky |
| Entre gris et vent | Between gray and wind |
| Dessine un trait blanc | Draw a white line |
| Qui raye et partage | Who strikes out and shares |
| Le grand large | The big wide |
| Largement | Widely |
| Ailes offertes au vent | Wings offered to the wind |
| Passe un goéland | Pass a gull |
| Il va voyageant | He goes traveling |
| Sait-il encore jusqu'à quand | Does he still know until when |
| Droit au Nord | Right North |
| Vers quelles mers | To what seas |
| Vers quels ports? | To which ports? |
| Librement | Freely |
| Passe un rêve lent | have a slow dream |
| Ombre passagère | passing shadow |
| Au ciel sans frontière | In the sky without borders |
| Entre Frida et Marlène | Between Frida and Marlene |
| Où va-t-il | Where is he going |
| D’un grand coup d’aile ivre? | With a great drunken wing stroke? |
| Vers quel blanc tombeau | To what white grave |
| D’Arthur Gordon Poë? | By Arthur Gordon Poe? |
| Sait-il encore vers quelles îles? | Does he still know to which islands? |
| Droit au Nord | Right North |
| Vers quelles mers | To what seas |
| Vers quelle mort? | To what death? |
| Bis Bald Lili Marlène? | Bis Bald Lili Marlene? |
