It's not that I'm depressed

from Circé Deslandes in english by Circé Deslandes

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Je ne suis pas dépressive It’s not that I’m depressed
Je suis une aventurière What I am is an adventuress
Si je tangue, si je chavire If I list, if I capsize,
Au moindre petit courant d’air In the slightest little breeze
Ce n’est pas pour me noyer It is not to drown myself
Dans une goutte In a drop of water
au fond d’un verre At the bottom of some glass
Mais pour explorer It’s to explore
Le fond des mers The limits of the sea
Je ne suis pas dépressive It’s not that I’m depressed
Je navigue en sous-marin I’m travelling discretely
En voyageuse clandestine beneath the ocean waves,
Dans des profondeurs sans fin Exploring endless depths below
Je sillonne les eaux troubles I’m bobbing up and down in waters that are murky,
Énumère les naufrages Making notes of shipwrecks,
Tout doucement coule Sinking slowly,gently ,
Et dérive, Je divague Drifting aimlessly along
Je ne suis pas dépressive It’s not that I’m depressed
Je recherche l’or du temps I’m searching for time’s gold ;
Les trésors de l’eau vive For diamonds and black pearls,
Les perles noires, Les diamants For the treasure in the flowing waters
Je caresse les astres rouges I’m caressing ruddy stars and
Et les soleils mouillés moist and misty suns
Dans les algues folles de ma psyché in the wild seaweed(s) of my mind
Je ne suis pas dépressive It’s not that I’m depressed
Si je pleure, me désespère If I cry, If I despair
C’est que mes It’s that the
Espoirs sont grands Earth’s too tiny
Que trop petite est la terre For my great desires to bear
Je m’en vais donc les combler So, I’m off to realize my dreams
Loin dans d’autres galaxies In distant galaxies, elsewhere
Je ne reviendrais Intending to return,
Que dans une prochaine vie When I can live the life for which I yearn

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from Circé Deslandes in english, released April 17, 2020
Texte : Circé Deslandes
Traduction : Daniel Gysin

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