Le Printemps des Poètes : 15th day
On this Saturday 26 March, the 15th day of the "Printemps des Poètes", we share the poem "Quand on a que l'amour" by Jacques Brel.
WHEN LOVE IS ALL YOU HAVE
When all you have is love
To share with each other
On the day of the great journey
That is our great love
When all we have is love
My love for you and me
So that joy can burst forth
I'm not sure what to do about it
When all we have is love
To live our promises
With no other wealth
But to believe in it always
When all we have is love
To furnish with wonders
And cover with sunshine
The ugliness of the suburbs
When all you have is love
For the only reason
For only song
And only help
When all you have is love
To dress in the morning
The poor and the wicked
With velvet coats
When all you have is love
To offer in prayer
For the evils of the earth
As a simple troubadour
When all you have is love
To offer to those
Whose only struggle
And to seek the day
When all you have is love
To make a path
And force the destiny
At every crossroads
When all you have is love
To talk to the guns
And nothing but a song
To convince a drum
So without having anything
But the strength to love
We'll have in our hands
Friends, the whole world
Jacques Brel.