Jean Sablon — Voyage À Cuba song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Voyage À Cuba" by Jean Sablon.
Lyrics
Nous étions deux garçons, deux filles
Sur un petit youyou de bois
Il s’appelait Nina gentille
Et nous allions à Cuba
De Miami jusqu’aux Antilles
Par calme plat, c’est à deux pas
Nous étions deux garçons, deux filles
Et nous allions à Cuba
Le vent chantait dans la voile
Tous quatre, nous étions heureux
Dans le sillage des étoiles
Tout semblait merveilleux
Sur les vagues, comme une anguille
Glissait notre jolie Nina
Le ciel sentait bon la vanille
Et, joyeux, nous allions à Cuba
Aïe, mais soudain, aïe aïe aïe
Un récif de corail
Bouscula l’esquif et le gouvernail
Et nous voilà tous à l’eau
Nageant vers un îlot parmi les cachalots
Nous étions deux garçons, deux filles
Notre cas devint délicat
Nous étions perdus sur une île
Et nous allions à Cuba
Chacun fut sage dans sa coquille
Un jour, deux jours et puis voilà
Mais pourquoi vos yeux s'écarquillent?
Oh, qu’allez-vous penser là !
A vivre ainsi en sauvages
Chacun de nous s’apprivoisa
Et le vieux sorcier d’un village
Un soir, nous maria
Un an après ces peccadilles
Un grand bateau nous délivra
Nous étions trois garçons, trois filles
Et, joyeux, nous allions à Cuba
Nous sommes trois garçons, trois filles
Sur un nouveau youyou de bois
Il s’appelle Nina gentille
Et demain, nous serons à Cuba !
Lyrics translation
We were two boys, two girls
On a small wooden youyou
His name was Nina Gentile
And we were going to Cuba
From Miami to the Caribbean
By quiet flat, it is a stone's throw away
We were two boys, two girls
And we were going to Cuba
The wind sang in the sail
The four of us were happy
In the wake of the stars
Everything seemed wonderful
On the waves, like an eel
Slipped our pretty Nina
The sky smelled good vanilla
And, happily, we were going to Cuba
Ouch, but suddenly, ouch ouch ouch
A coral reef
Tossed the skiff and rudder
And here we are all in the water
Swimming to an islet among sperm whales
We were two boys, two girls
Our case became delicate
We were lost on an island
And we were going to Cuba
Each was wise in his shell
One day, two days and then there you go
But why do your eyes get wide?
Oh, What are you going to think there !
To live like this in savages
Each of us tamed
And the old wizard of a village
One evening we maria
A year after these peccadilles
A great ship will deliver us
We were three boys, three girls
And, happily, we were going to Cuba
We are three boys, three girls
On a new wood Youyou
His name is Nina Gentile
And tomorrow we will be in Cuba !