Translation of the song lyrics La Sirène - The Cat Empire

La Sirène (original)

Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Alors c’est comme ça
Toi toujours différente
Toi et moi rien
Alors c’est comme ça
Toi le chœur qui m'échappe
Moi le refrain vain
Toi la page qui reste blanche
Mes mots hésitants
Toi Ithaque qui me manque
Mes poèmes d’antan
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
J’entends la sirène
Et c’est la mer à l’envers
J’entends la sirène
Et c’est la mer à l’envers
J’entends la sirène
Et c’est la mer à l’envers
J’entends la sirène
Et c’est la mer à l’envers
Et moi je t’inscris
T’es dans le documentaire
Celui de ma vie
Et moi je t’inscris
Je capte tout tes mouvements
Et tu me réduit
C’est toi qui parle à maman
Quand je suis au lit
C’est toi qui chante pour papa
Ces petits délits
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
J’entends la sirène
Et c’est la mer à l’envers
J’entends la sirène
Et c’est la mer à l’envers
J’entends la sirène
Et c’est la mer à l’envers
J’entends la sirène
Et c’est la mer à l’envers
Ai i ya i yay ya
Ai i ya i yay ya
Ai i ya i ya Sirène …
My friends said ‘You stay away'
I said ‘I'm going anyway' …

La Sirène (translation)

Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
So that's how it is
You always different
You and me nothing
So that's how it is
You the choir that escapes me
Me the vain chorus
You the page that remains blank
My hesitant words
I miss you Ithaca
My old poems
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
I hear the siren
And it's the sea upside down
I hear the siren
And it's the sea upside down
I hear the siren
And it's the sea upside down
I hear the siren
And it's the sea upside down
And I sign you up
You're in the documentary
The one in my life
And I sign you up
I pick up your every move
And you reduce me
You're the one talking to mom
When I'm in bed
It's you who sings for daddy
These petty crimes
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
Why you never let go?
I hear the siren
And it's the sea upside down
I hear the siren
And it's the sea upside down
I hear the siren
And it's the sea upside down
I hear the siren
And it's the sea upside down
Ai i ya i yay ya
Ai i ya i yay ya
Ai i ya i ya Mermaid...
My friends said 'You stay away'
I said 'I'm going anyway'...