Pont Mirabeau
Under Pont Mirabeau glides the Seine
And loves of ours
Must I think back to when
Joy always followed in the wake of pain
Sound the hour night draw near
The days go running I stay here
Hand in my hand stand by me face to face
While underneath
The bridge of our embrace
Weary of everlasting looks the slow wave passes
Sound the hour night draw near
The days go running I stay here
Love flows away as running water went
Love flows away
As life is indolent
And as Hope is violent
Sound the hour night draw near
The days go running I stay here
Though days run on though days and weeks run on
No time gone by
No love comes back again
Under Pont Mirabeau glides the Seine
Sound the hour night draw near
The days go running I stay here
--Translated by X.J. Kennedy
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