Souvenirs - Herbert Léonard

Here's to the twilight Here's to the memories These are my souvenirs My mental pictures of everything Here's to the late nights Here's to the firelight These are my souvenirs My souvenirs I close my eyes and go back in time I can see you smiling, you're so alive We were so young, we had no fear We were so young, we had no idea That life was just happening Life was just happening Here's to your bright eyes Shining like fireflies These are my souvenirs The memory of a lifetime We were wide-eyed with everything Everything around us We were enlightened by everything Everything So I close my eyes and go back in time I can see you smiling, you're so alive I close my eyes and go back in time You were just a child then, and so was I We were so young, we had no fear We were so young, we had no idea That nothing lasts forever Nothing lasts forever Nothing lasts Nothing lasts You and me together We're always now or never Can you hear me? Can you hear me? I close my eyes and go back in time I can see you smiling, you're so alive I close my eyes and go back in time You were wide-eyed, you were wide-eyed We were so young, we had no fear We were so young, we had just begun A song we knew, but we never sang It burned like fire inside our lungs And life was just happening (Nothing lasts, nothing lasts forever) And life was just happening (Nothing lasts, nothing lasts forever) I wouldn't trade it for anything My souvenirs

Γιατί φοβάσαι τη σιωπή; Είμαι δική σου σ'το 'χω πει Με τη σιωπή μου σου μιλώ και σε φιλώ, κύμα τρελό μες στο γιαλό Πάρ' το φεγγάρι και καν' το βέρα μου Φίλε μου, άντρα και αγέρα μου Πάρ' τη ζωή απόψε να την πιεις σταγόνα από κρασί όλος ο κόσμος είσ' εσύ Γιατί γλυκό παιδί μου κλαις τα δειλινά, τις Κυριακές; Έγω σε κάθε προσευχή κάνω ευχή να 'σαι το τέλος μου κι η αρχή Πάρ' το φεγγάρι και καν' το βέρα μου Φίλε μου, άντρα και αγέρα μου Πάρ' τη ζωή απόψε να την πιεις σταγόνα από κρασί όλος ο κόσμος είσ' εσύ Πάρ' το φεγγάρι και καν' το βέρα μου Φίλε μου, άντρα και αγέρα μου Πάρ' τη ζωή απόψε να την πιεις σταγόνα από κρασί όλος ο κόσμος είσ' εσύ

All the snow has turned to water Christmas days have come and gone Broken toys and faded colors All that's left to linger on I hate graveyards and old pawn shops For they all bring me tears I can't forget the way they rob me Of my childhood souvenirs Memories, they can't be bought Can't be won at carnivals for free When it took me years to get these souvenirs And I don't know how they slipped away from me Broken hearts and dirty windows Make life difficult to see That's why last night and this morning Always look the same to me I hate reading old love letters For they always bring me tears Can't forget the way they rob me, yeah Of my childhood souvenirs Memories, they can't be bought Can't be won at carnivals for free When it took me years to get these souvenirs And I don't know how they slipped away from me

All the snow has turned to water Christmas days have come and gone Broken toys and faded colours Are all that's left to linger on I hate graveyards and old pawn shops For they always bring me tears I can't forgive the way they robbed me Of my childhood souvenirs Memories, they can't be boughten They can't be won at carnivals for free Well it took me years to get those souvenirs And I don't know how they slipped away from me Broken hearts and dirty windows Make life difficult to see That's why last night and this morning Always look the same to me And I hate reading old love letters For they always bring me tears I can't forget the way they robbed me Of my sweetheart's souvenirs Memories they can't be boughten They can't be won at carnivals for free Well it took me years to get those souvenirs And I don't know how they slipped away from me