When Time Is Gone (with introduction by Aaron Wilde)
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Channel: Aaron Wilde · 2013 · Music
This Performance begins at 1:30 You can view this song with no intro - it's listed here on my channel as "THE GREATEST SONG YOU'VE NEVER HEARD" "When Time Is Gone" is a translation to English by Aaron Wilde of a song by Léo Ferré entitled "Avec le Temps". Although Léo Ferré was one of the most important songwriters France has produced, his work is still waiting to be discovered by much of the world. I have translated this, one of his finest songs, into English and performed it for you. My translation is by necessity very different from the original, but while changing many of the words, hopefully the spirit remains. If you record this song, please credit Aaron Wilde with the lyric translation. Thank you. When time is gone When time is gone When time is gone And all is gone I can't remember her face I can't remember her voice My heart is asking me to say Who it beats for today I cannot say I cannot see I let it be When time is gone When time is gone And all is gone The one who worshipped unseen The one who searched in the rain And who found in a glance between the looks, between the words Falls from her eyes, The ink of love: An oath of love Just as we all descend Into the ink of the night When time is gone And everything is gone From sight When time is gone When time is gone And all is gone Even the time of our laugh Where I found your perfect mouth From searching through the endless junk Of all my life and death Saturday night.... The tenderness... Now rests alone When time is gone When time is gone And all is gone The one I held in my arms As I open my embrace I touch cold, empty space The one I gave my very life And I gave tokens, silly jewels For which I sold My tired soul As a dog sells his life For a smile And for a while All seems well When time is gone When time is gone And all is gone I forget how I felt I forget how you sound You whispered words Simple and close Into my ear: Don't be too late Take care, my dear When time is gone When time is gone And all is gone Washed and white in the sun When the colours have run Without the warmth that was there In a bed that lies bare And though alone, Now resting calm, For time has won The years I lost The game we cannot win And now I know When time is gone Our love is gone Paroles (traduction): Aaron Wilde Paroles (original) / Chanson: Léo Ferré
