The fox is done running And the beast is at bay We´ve run them in circles By the end of the day We chased them through bramble
We chased them through the fields We could chase them forever But the fox would not heel And some saw her shadow On the crest of a hill All the hounds are distracted Away from the kill One day we´ll reach a great ocean At the end of a pale afternoon And we´d lay down our heads just like we were sleeping Controlled by the drag of the moon We ran through the forest And we ran through the streams And we ran through the heather Though we ran in our dreams And you were my lover And I was your boy
We ran like the river For what else did we know One day we´ll reach a great ocean At the end of a pale afternoon The dogs are all howling And the horses are late All the hunters have hunted Through the end of the game Our love was a river A wild mountain stream In a tumbling fury On the edge of a dream And they chased us through bramble And they chased us through the fields They could chase us forever But our heart would not yield And the fox is done running At the end of the day
I´m ready to answer I´m ready to pay And this river´s done running And time will come soon Carried to the great ocean By the drag of the moon
Traduction
Le renard a fait courir Et la bête est aux abois Nous les avions tournent en rond À la fin de la journée
Ils l´ont poursuivi à travers les ronces Ils l´ont poursuivi à travers les champs Ils l´avaient chassé à jamais Mais le renard ne cédera pas
Et certains ont vu son ombre Sur la crête d´une colline Lorsque les chiens ont été distraits Loin de la tuer
Un jour, nous arriverons à un grand océan A la fin d´un après-midi pâle Et nous allons fixer nos têtes comme si on dormait Et être remorquée par la traînée de la lune
Nous avons couru à travers la forêt Nous avons couru à travers les cours d´eau
Nous avons couru à travers la bruyère ´Til nous avons couru dans nos rêves
Tu étais mon amant Et j´étais ton beau Nous avons couru comme le fleuve Pour quoi d´autre avons-nous su?