Many days have gone by and so many dark nights
Look at how long it's been since you told me goodbye
You said this voyage would be my very last
When I come back to you, we will forget the past
In the spring you will see, I will be at your side
Oh the spring is sublime when the world comes alive
We'll go walking together through gardens and flowers
And stroll on and on, through the streets of Paris
Say, when will you return
Say, do you know yourself?
And all the time that passes will not return again
All the time we have lost and nothing will remain
The springtime disappeared a long time ago now
The leaves are falling with small curls around
To see Paris divine on a late autumn day
But then I must lay down, I swoon and I sway
I shake, I tremble, and as the song goes
I come, I go, I spin, I turn all so slow
Your image haunts me, I whisper to you
And it hurts me so much I don't know what to do
Say, when will you return
Say, do you know yourself?
And all the time that passes will not return again
All the time we have lost and nothing will remain
Even though I love you and will love you always
I love none but you for the rest of my days
If you don't understand that you must return soon
You and I will become blue shadows on the moon
Then I'll take to the road, see the sea and the land
Maybe find another sun to warm my cold hands
I am not one of those willing to die for love
I could never be a sailor's faithful wife
Say, when will you return
Say, do you know yourself?
And all the time that passes will not return again
All the time we have lost and nothing, no nothing will remain again