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Music and French lyrics by
Paul de Maison Neuve English version by Pamela
Lintingre Original title : Marine |
1 And as morning breaks over a curtain
of mist
Chasing away deep sleep from the slumbering dunes,
Each little nook and cranny is seen to exist
Chorus What a long time,
What a long long time.
Perhaps as long a time
As there has been time,
A long long time.
2 Newly aroused birds settle on
the rain drenched trees,
In the desolate moor so green and white with dew.
Striped with the rippling traces left by the stiff breeze
The pale grey sand blankets the criss-crossing pathways.
Break The waves grumble and groan
As on the rocks they crash,
Light dances to and fro
Sparkling in every splash.
3 Cutting through foaming waves
frothing on the ocean,
Boats sail away towards the distant horizon,
The chug of a motor spitting into motion,
Makes me oblivious to the surf’s threatening sound.
To the chorus.
To the break.
Instrumental.
4 Overwhelmed I stand and watch
this disturbing scene.
Drowned in splendour my senses slowly awaken.
Though scarcely an hour has passed since first I stood there,
To me it seems much longer, oh so much longer.
To the chorus (bis) and end.
Couplet : F#m7
| % | % | % |
(8) Bm7 | % | F#m7 | % |
Refrain : D
| % | Bm7 | % | A | Bm7 | F#m7 |
(7 + 1) 1. 4. E6
/ F#m7 / |
2. 3.
Pont : E7
| A / E7 / | A | E7 | D | A / E7 / |
(8) A
| E7 / E6 / ||
1. 2/4
F#m7 ||
(0,5)
2.
Instrumental : F#m7
| 3(F#m7 / Gm7) 3(G#m Am A#m) |
(16,5) Bm7
| % | F#m7 | % | D | % | A | % |
D | % | E7 | F#m7 | D | E7 / E6 / ||2/4 F#m7! ~ ||
5.
Fin : F#m7
/ E6 / | F#m7 | %.
(3)
Structure :
intro
/ couplet 1 / refrain / couplet 2 / refrain /
pont / couplet 3 / refrain / pont / instrumental /
couplet
4 / refrain / refrain / fin.
Durée : 4,5 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 7 + 8,5 +
8 + 7 + 8 + 16,5 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 3 =
110,5 m 4/4 à 110 bpm = 4’ 03.