The Pont Mirabeau -- English version

Under the Pont Mirabeau the Seine flows on
          And our loves
     Must I remember it
Joy always followed pain

          Let night come let the hour chime
          The days pass away I remain

Hands in hands let us stand here face to face
          While under
     The bridge of our arms pass
The weary waters of eternal gazing

          Let night come let the hour chime
          The days pass away I remain

Love passes away like this running water
          Love passes away
     How slow life is
And how violent Hope

          Let night come let the hour chime
          The days pass away I remain

Let the days pass and the weeks pass
          Neither time past
     Nor loves come back again
Under the Pont Mirabeau the Seine flows on

          Let night come let the hour chime
          The days pass away I remain

Guillaume Apollinaire