La mer aurait d’ être belle
La soleil brille haut dans le ciel
Mais je suis comme èchouè
Tel une èpave toute rouillèe
Je peux á peine soulever les ailes
Toutes noircies! Mes plus si belles
Je me sens si emprisonnè
Enveloppé dans cette chappe
Should I worry about today? Are these things that I can change?
How much should I plan?
Should I stay?
No matter where I go
I feel something holding on
Where can I find the strength to
fly on?
Lorsque le Soleil s'est levé
Une main est venu me sauver
J’ai alors pu déployer mes ailes
Alors libéré, j’ai décollé
I won’t worry about today
These things I cannot change
And I don’t have to plan
And I know you’ll be holding on long after I’m done with this song
And you’ll always give me the strength to
fly on
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English Version
The Oiled Seagull
The sea should have been beautiful
The sun shines high in the sky
But I am stranded like a rusty wreck
I can barely lift my wings
All black! My beautiful feathers
I feel so imprisoned
Wrapped in this oil screed
Should I worry about today? Are these things that I can change?
How much should I plan?
Should I stay?
No matter where I go
I feel something holding on
Where can I find the strength to
fly on?
But one morning when the sun rose
I saw the hand of the one who came to save me
He cleaned me, then my wings I could deploy
It was hard to believe- I was released
I won’t worry about today
These things I cannot change
And I don’t have to plan
And I know you’ll be holding on long after I’m done with this song
And you’ll always give me the strength to
fly on
Written on an OM arts trip to France, by Elise Ha and J
To read an article about the writing of this song, CLICK HERE