Nana Mouskouri — Tommy Davidson song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Tommy Davidson" by Nana Mouskouri.

Lyrics

Tommy, depuis son accident,
A perdu la vue
Pourtant il voit bien mieux qu’avant
Il sait regarder en écoutant
Chaque instant
Puisqu’il a tout le temps
De contempler le temps
De printemps en printemps
Il ne lit plus
Il ne peut plus faire de peinture
Pourtant il comprend mieux qu’avant
Car il sait que ce que ses yeux
Ne voient pas
A encore plus d'éclat
Dans l’esprit et dans le c ur
Que les plus belles couleurs
Chante-moi, Tommy Davidson,
Les choses que tu as vues
Des soirs d’hiver et des nuits d'été
Que je n’ai pas connus
Et l’eau pure de tes océans
Le rouge de ton ciel
Raconte-moi tes aquarelles,
Tommy Davidson
Tommy jouait de la guitare
Depuis très longtemps
Maintenant il joue bien mieux qu’avant
Il sait chanter
Tout ce que vous, vous voyez
Et de ses doigts clairvoyants
Dessiner de la musique
Profonde et mélancolique
Tommy adore sa guitare
Et tous les deux
Ils s’entendent
Encore bien mieux qu’avant
Il se réveille dans le soleil
Qu’il ne voit pas
Mais il a au fond des yeux
Toutes les beautés de Dieu
Et Tommy est presque heureux
Chante-moi, Tommy Davidson,
Les choses que tu entends
Les enfants qui rient
Et ceux qui pleurent
Et tous les violons du vent
La chanson des rues et des oiseaux
Et celle des pauvres gens
Et dis-moi comment tu me vois,
Tommy Davidson
Tommy, depuis son accident,
A perdu la vue
Pourtant il voit bien mieux qu’avant
Il sait regarder en écoutant
Chaque instant
Puisqu’il a tout le temps
De contempler le temps
De printemps en printemps

Lyrics translation

Tommy, since his accident,
Lost sight
Yet he sees much better than before
He knows how to watch while listening
Every moment
Since he has all the time
To contemplate time
From spring to spring
He doesn't read anymore
He can no longer do paint
Yet he understands better than before
Because he knows what his eyes
Do not see
Has even more shine
In the mind and in the heart
Than the most beautiful colors
Sing to me, Tommy Davidson,
The things you saw
Winter evenings and Summer Nights
That I didn't know
And the pure water of your oceans
The red of your Sky
Tell me your watercolors,
Tommy Davidson
Tommy played guitar
For a very long time
Now he plays much better than before
He knows how to sing
All you, you see
And his clairvoyant fingers
Draw music
Deep and melancholy
Tommy loves his guitar
And both
They get along
Even better than before
He wakes up in the sun
That he does not see
But he has in the back of his eyes
All the beauties of God
And Tommy is almost happy
Sing to me, Tommy Davidson,
The things you hear
Children laughing
And those who cry
And all the Violins of the wind
The song of the streets and birds
And that of the poor
And tell me how you see me,
Tommy Davidson
Tommy, since his accident,
Lost sight
Yet he sees much better than before
He knows how to watch while listening
Every moment
Since he has all the time
To contemplate time
From spring to spring