Il y Avait

There Was

Il y Avait

There was a boy who lived simplyIl y avait un garçon qui vivait simplement
Working in the suburbTravaillant dans le faubourg
There was a girl who dreamed simplyIl y avait une fille qui rêvait simplement
Waiting for loveEn attendant l'amour
There was springIl y avait le printemps
The spring of novelsLe printemps des romans
Passing by singingQui passait en chantant
And looking for two troubling heartsEt cherchait deux coeurs troublants
To lend its vowsPour prêter ses serments
And make them loversEt en faire des amants

There was a wonderful momentIl y a eu un moment merveilleux
When their gazes metLorsque leurs regards se sont unis
There were those delightful momentsIl y a eu ces instants délicieux
Where without saying anything they understood each otherOù sans rien dire ils se son compris
There was destinyIl y a eu le destin
That led the boyQui a poussé le gamin
To take her handA lui prendre la main
There was warmthIl y a eu la chaleur
The warmth of happinessLa chaleur du bonheur
Rising in their heartsQui leur montait au coeur

There was this furnished roomIl y avait cette chambre meublée
With windows overlooking the courtyardAux fenêtres donnants sur la cour
There was this couple who loved each otherIl y avait ce couple qui s'aimait
And their words spoke of foreverEt leurs phrases parlaient de toujours
There was the boyIl y avait le gamin
Who ran his handQui promenait sa main
Through the girl's dreamy eyesDans les cheveux de lin
With linen hairDe la fille aux yeux rêveurs
While in their heartsTandis que dans leur coeur
Happiness settledS'installait le bonheur

There were these two bodies lostIl y a eu ces deux corps éperdus
In happiness of unparalleled joysDe bonheur de joies sans pareils
There were all the lost dreamsIl y a eu tous les rêves perdus
Replacing their sleepless nightsQui remplaçaient leurs nuits sans sommeil
There was the momentIl y a eu le moment
When suddenly springOù soudain le printemps
Resumed its vowsA repris ses serments
There was happinessIl y a eu le bonheur
That fled in tearsQui s'est enfui en pleurs
Having broken two heartsD'avoir brisé deux coeurs

There was a boy who lived simplyIl y avait un garçon qui vivait simplement
Working in the suburbTravaillant dans le faubourg
There was a girl who cried thinkingIl y avait une fille qui pleurait en songeant
Of her first loveA son premier amour
There was destinyIl y avait le destin
Walking its pathQui marchait son chemin
Without caring about anythingSans s'occuper de rien
As long as there are loversTant qu'il y aura des amants
There will be vows that will only last a springIl y aura des serments qui ne dureront qu'un printemps