If You Go Away

If you go away on this summer day, Then you might as well take the sun away; All the birds that flew in the summer sky, When our love was new and our hearts were high; When the day was young and the nights were long, When the moon stood still for the night bird's song. If you go away, If you go away, If you go away. But if you stay, I'll make you a day Like no day has been, or will be again; We'll sail on sun, we'll ride on the rain, We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind. But if you go, I'll understand, Leave me just enough love to hold in my hand, If you go away, If you go away, If you go away. Ne me quitte pas Je t'inventerai Des mots insensés Que tu comprendras Je te parlerai De ces amants-là Qui ont vue deux fois Leurs coeurs s'embraser Je te raconterai L'histoire de ce roi Mort de n'avoir pas Pu te rencontrer If you go away, If you go away, If you go away. But if you stay, I'll make you a day Like no day has been, or will be again; We'll sail on the sun, we'll ride on the rain, We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind But if you go, I'll understand, Give me just enough love to fill up my hand, If you go away, If you go away, If you go away. If you go away, – Ne me quitte pas As I know you must, – Je t'inventerai There'll be nothing left – Des mots insensés In the world to trust, – Que tu comprendras Just an empty room, – Je te parlerai Full of empty space, – De ces amants-là Like the empty look – Qui ont vue deux fois I see on your face. – Leurs coeurs s'embraser And I tell you now – Je te raconterai As you turn to go – L'histoire de ce roi I'll be dying slowly – Mort de n'avoir pas Pu te rencontrer If you go away, If you go away, If you go away, If you go away, If you go away.