Voyez, pres des étangs ces grands roseaux mouillés.
Voyez, ces oiseaux blancs, et ces maisons rouillées.
La mer les a bercés le long des golfes clairs
Et d’une chanson d’amour,
La mer a bercé mon cœur pour la vie.
Somewhere, beyond the sea, somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands, and watches the ships that go sailing.
Somewhere, beyond the sea, she’s there watching for me.
If I could fly like birds on high, then straight to her arms I’d go sailing.
It’s far, beyond a star, it’s near beyond the moon.
I know beyond a doubt, my heart will lead me there soon.
We’ll meet, beyond the shore. We’ll kiss just as before.
Happy we’ll be beyond the sea, and never again, I’ll go sailing.
(No more sailing. Bye-bye sailing, so long sailing)