Laat me/Vivre (single versie)

Alderliefste
Moi qui ai vécu sans scrupules
Je devrais mourir sans remords
J'ai fait mon plein de crépuscules
Je n'devrais pas crier "encore"
Moi le païen, le pauvre diable
Qui prenait Satan pour un Bleu
Je rends mon âme la tête basse
La mort me tire par les cheveux
Vivre, vivre
Même sans soleil, même sans été
Vivre, vivre
C'est ma dernière volonté
Ik zal m'n vrienden niet vergeten,
Want wie mij lief is blijft me lief.
En waar ze wonen moest ik weten,
Maar ik verloor hun laatste brief.
Ik zal ze heus wel weer ontmoeten,
Misschien vandaag of over 'n jaar.
Ik zal ze kussen en begroeten,
Het komt vanzelf weer voor elkaar.
Laat me, laat me, laat me mijn eigen gang maar gaan.
Laat me, laat me, ik heb het altijd zo gedaan
Je vois de la lumière noire
C'est ce qu'a…

Lyrics: Let Me - Laat Me (English version)
Ramses Shaffy & Alderliefste
"Let Me" (edited 2019/08)
an English translation/ interpretation
of Dutch song "Laat Me" (Ramses Shaffy)
("Laat Me" being a Dutch interpretation
of French Song "Vivre" (Serge Reggiani)
English lyrics written by motorando

(sadly two verses are omitted, due to
the short arrangement of this version)

Maybe I'm meant for a different time
Or a different country, different pace
I've always felt somehow lost
Even while a mirror shows my face

Through all the pubs and cathedrals
From Amsterdam to St. Nazaire
I'll still wander, every day
To keep the balance fair

Let me
Let me
Just let me go where I may
Let me
Let me
I've always done it this way

I will not forget my good friends
Those I have loved, stay in this heart
I'd always known where I could find them
-until I lost their card

But given half a chance, I'll meet them
Maybe tomorrow, maybe next year
I will kiss them, I will greet them
And share a welcome tear

Let me
Let me
Just let me go where I may
Let me
Let me
I've always done it this way

There's no hiding from our own fates
The time will come, I cannot fight
I'll let my songs just keep on wandering
You might find them, in the night

But for now, I'll be your singer
Your blackest sheep, your loyal fan
I'll stay a while, or even longer
Just let me be who I am...

Let me
Let me
Just let me go where I may
Let me
Let me
I've always done it this way

Let me
Let me
Just let me be
Who I may
Let me
Let me
I've always done it this way