Sur la plage,je sens le regard des garçons de tout âge,
se poser sur moi,
leurs visages sont pétrifiés par l'émoi.
Soyez sages,
et commandez vous des glaçons,
car l'orage n'est pas de saison,
quel dommage de risquer l'insolation !

REFRAINComme des tournesols
attirés par mes cheveux blonds,
les parasols changent soudain de direction.
Allongée,
je repense à ce garçon de café
ses lèvres sucrées,
ce baiser je crois qu'il me l'a volé.
Bikini,
et chapeau de paille l'après midi,
coule lentement, je m'ennuie,
de retrouver mon amant.
C'est l'été,
quelques jours encore pour nous aimer,
ne pas s'oublier Saint Tropez,
il faudra bien se quitter.



English translation :
THE
PARASOLS
OF ST-TROPEZ


On the beach, I
sense
the boys of all ages
looking at me,
Their faces are
rigid
with
emotion.

Take care, and order ice cubes,

because there is no
storm
in the air,

It would be too bad if you got
sunstroke!


Like sunflowers attracted
to
my blonde
hair,

Parasols
suddenly change direction
Lying
down, I think back to that
waiter,
his
sugary
lips, this kiss I think he stole it from me.

Bikini and straw hat,

the afternoon
passes
slowly,

I'm
anxious
to find my lover
again.

It's summer, a few more days
for us to
love

Don’t
forget Saint-Tropez, we will have to leave each other.

I went down to St. James Infirmary
To see my baby there
She was lying on a cold dark table
So sweet, so still, so fair

Let her go, let her go, god help her
Wherever she may be
They can search the wide world over
But they’ll never find a man like me
When she left, I went down to the river
Though the cold, dead trees
There I stood, in the murk and the darkness
There I sold my soul to thee