I am embarked on a ship that dances

I am embarked on a ship that dances

And rolls from side to side, and pitches and sways.

My feet have forgotten the land and its ways;

The supple waves have taught me other cadences

Lovelier than the weary rhythm of human songs.

Living among you, ah! have I a soul?

My brothers, I have suffered on all your continents.

I want nothing but the sea, nothing but the wind,

To rock me like a baby in the trough of the waves.

Out of port, which is no more than a faded image,

The tears of leaving burn my eyes no longer.

I do not remember anything of my last goodbyes...

O my sadness, my sadness, where have I left you?