Lyrics
Les Feuilles Mortes
(1947 French/English Translation)
The Dead Leaves
Oh! I really hope you remember those happy days when we were friends.
In those times life was more beautiful and the sun brighter than today's.
The dead leaves gather on the rake.
You see, I have not forgotten...the dead leaves gather on the rake, as do the memories and the regrets, and the north wind carries them into the oblivion of the cold night.
You see, I have not forgetten the song that you used to sing to me.
It's a song that resembles us.
You, you loved me and I loved you and we lived together, you who loved me, I who loved you.
But life separates those who love, gently, without making a sound, and the sea erases from the sand- the footsteps of separated lovers.
The dead leaves gather on the rake as do the memories and the regrets but my love, quiet and loyal, always smiles and is grateful for life.
I loved you so much, you were so beautiful.
How can you expect me to forget you?
In those times, life was more beautiful and the sun brighter than today's.
You were my kindest friend but I only created regrets and the song that you used to sing, I hear it always, always...
(1947 French/English Translation)
The Dead Leaves
Oh! I really hope you remember those happy days when we were friends.
In those times life was more beautiful and the sun brighter than today's.
The dead leaves gather on the rake.
You see, I have not forgotten...the dead leaves gather on the rake, as do the memories and the regrets, and the north wind carries them into the oblivion of the cold night.
You see, I have not forgetten the song that you used to sing to me.
It's a song that resembles us.
You, you loved me and I loved you and we lived together, you who loved me, I who loved you.
But life separates those who love, gently, without making a sound, and the sea erases from the sand- the footsteps of separated lovers.
The dead leaves gather on the rake as do the memories and the regrets but my love, quiet and loyal, always smiles and is grateful for life.
I loved you so much, you were so beautiful.
How can you expect me to forget you?
In those times, life was more beautiful and the sun brighter than today's.
You were my kindest friend but I only created regrets and the song that you used to sing, I hear it always, always...