En Partant - Nana Mouskouri

As a musical interlude here is Tom Paxton's great song Outward Bound, sung here in French by Nana Mouskouri.

The English version, also sung by Nana Mouskouri, is here.

Below, a translation of the French lyrics, which are very similar to the original English:

Outward bound, on an imaginary ship,
Outward bound, you the captain, I the sailor
Alone in the world, we left all our friends on the shores
This morning when we departed.

Outward bound, on a voyage without ports of call
Outward bound, with our dreams for our ocean
We will watch the green prairies disappear
Slowly, far from us, far from time.

And farewell, adieu, so long, vaya con dios
May Heaven give us what we are searching for
Just yesterday, the wine was sweeter than honey
God, those times, those times were good.

Outward bound on an imaginary ship
Walking on an old dusty road
Every moment that we have to live
Will be made into a legend for our children

And farewell, adieu, so long, vaya con dios
May Heaven give us what we are searching for
Just yesterday, the wine was sweeter than honey
God, those times, those times were good.