Charles Aznavour — Que C'est Triste Venise song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Que C'est Triste Venise" by Charles Aznavour.
Lyrics
Que c’est triste Venise,
Au temps des amours mortes,
Que c’est triste Venise,
Quand on ne s’aime plus,
On cherche encore des mots,
Mais l’ennui les emporte,
On voudrait bien pleurer,
Mais on ne le peut plus,
Que c’est triste Venise,
Lorsque les barcarolles,
Ne viennent souligner que des silences creux,
Et que le coeur se serre,
En voyant les gondoles,
Abriter le bonheur de couples amoureux.
Que c’est triste Venise,
Au temps des amours mortes,
Que c’est triste Venise,
Quand on ne s’aime plus,
OLes musées, les églises,
Ouvrent en vain leur portes,
Inutiles beautées devant nos yeux déçus,
Que c’est triste,
Le soir sur la Lagune,
Quand on cherche une main,
Que l’on ne vous tend pas,
Et que l’ironise,
Devant le clair de lune,
Pour tenter d’oublier,
Ce qu’on ne se dit pas.
Adieu, tous les pigeons,
Qui nous ont fait escorte,
Adieu pont des soupirs,
Adieu rêves perdus,
C’est trop triste Venise,
Au temps des amours mortes,
C’est trop triste Venise,
Quand on ne s’aime plus.
Lyrics translation
That it is sad Venice,
In the time of dead love,
That it is sad Venice,
When we no longer love each other,
We're still looking for words,
But boredom takes them away,
We'd like to cry,
But we can't anymore,
That it is sad Venice,
When barcarolles,
Only hollow silences come to emphasize,
And let the heart shake,
Seeing the gondolas,
Harboring the happiness of couples in love.
That it is sad Venice,
In the time of dead love,
That it is sad Venice,
When we no longer love each other,
Museums, churches,
Open their doors in vain,
Useless beauties before our disappointed eyes,
That it's sad,
In the evening on the lagoon,
When looking for a hand,
That we don't tend to you,
And let the irony,
In front of the moonlight,
To try to forget,
What we don't tell each other.
Farewell, all pigeons,
Who made us escort,
Farewell bridge of Sighs,
Farewell lost dreams,
It's too sad Venice,
In the time of dead love,
It's too sad Venice,
When we don't love each other anymore.