Time was still on my side

I feel the time is still on my side.

The web is a curious thing, things happen, one after the other.

This morning, opening my mail, I found a commentary from Marie on my French blog, she has linked me to hers. I went to look at it and I found a note about Pont Mirabeau with a video of the poem written "under the bridge Mirabeau, the river flows and goes away as go our loves" - it was probably recited by Moustaki because when I went to The Tube to see, his songs come near also, I listened to one or two but then found, by chance this translation in English of "there was still time" translated and song by MichDonn from Belgium.

His translation in English of "Il est trop tard" of Georges Moustaki

While I have been sleeping
while I have been dreaming
the clock has ticked away
it is too late
my childhood's long ago
and now it's tomorrow
pass the time pass the time
there's not much time left on the line...

While I have been loving
holding you my darling
love has faded away
it is too late
you were so well bred I'm alone in my bed
pass the time pass the time
there's not much time left on the line..

While I have been singing
freedom and liberty
others were in slavery
it is too late
some went off to battle
never was I able
pass the time pass the time
there's not much time left on the line

And yet I'm still alive
and yet I still make love
sometimes I sing and play
on my guitar
for the child that was me
for the child that's from me
pass the time pass the time
there's not much time left on the line

While I was sleeping
while I was dreaming
while I had you darling
time was still on my side...

Now interpretation of all of this is personal: it shows it is never too late!

The translator and singer is old, almost like me, and he did create something new from an old song and also interpreted it and gave it to us all. Thanks!

This morning, listening to him was a balm to my soul.