dielette souvenirs du temps passé

Today is the first of July Fifty years ago, we came ashore Little Norman port, fine jetty We loved you so much, it’s true But the years have swept it all away What remains? I’ve forgotten everything Chorus: Time passes and memories fade Only you remain in my childhood memory Your old mine, your shining pier Your campsite, your evenings from another time It was Diélette, sweet Diélette Diélette of my spring Fifty years ago, we arrived With our dreams and our schoolyard games Friends laughed on the quay It tasted of freedom But today, some are gone And I have never truly healed Chorus: Time passes and memories fade Only you remain in my childhood memory Your old mine, your shining pier Your campsite, your evenings from another time It was Diélette, sweet Diélette Diélette of my spring Bridge: Where are the laughter, the tents, the bright fires? Summer games, the stars in the sea Your old mine, the voices falling silent Gone, but engraved without weakness Chorus: Time passes and memories fade But your name echoes when my heart grows weary Your old mine, your sublime pier Your campsite, and our intimate dreams It was Diélette, sweet Diélette How sad I am to have seen you go