Bleak Winter Landscapes Looking out of the window Bleak winter landscapes are passing by Reflecting the sadness inside I wish there was just one single sunbeam But it seems The clouds came rushing in with the tide Rain is tapping on the window The minutes and seconds are ticking away As my heartbeat joins the race I wish I could go as fast as lightspeed But it seems No one can change the current pace I'm sitting here in this train The wheels seem to whisper your name And I hope you can wait That I won't be too late Rain is turning to snow Covering the fields and cities in white The temperature is dropping outside I wish I could change those leafless trees But it seems Nothing can change the circle of life Landscapes merge with the shadows The ground is covered with a layer of ice Darkness is swallowing the lights The wind is howling as I silently pray That you stay Just a little before you close your eyes I'm sitting here in this train The wheels seem to whisper your name And I hope you can wait That I won't be too late I enter your room Thank God I arrived just in time I take your hand into mine You're already somewhere in between worlds But my words Reach you in a place beyond space and time Outside there's the moon Stars are twinkling above in the sky No doubt you'll join them tonight And I hope you'll be safe on your last journey That you're free Wherever you'll go, this isn't goodbye I'm sitting here by your side Your soul flies out to the night And I still hold on tight And I still feel your light

Comme des traces Petite fille, je me souviens Assise sur tes épaules Je regardais le monde d'en haut Je déployais mes ailes d'oiseau Je voulais parfois m'envoler Sachant que tu me retiendrais Un peu plus grande, je me souviens Tu restais dans mes pas Tu voulais me proteger Pour m'éviter de trébucher Tout ce temps, tu m'encourageais Tu savais, que j'y arriverais Chacun de tes mots, Chacun de tes sourires Chacun de tes gestes Chacun de tes rires Sont comme des traces Laissées sur ma vie Rien ne s'efface Tu es encore ici A l’école, je me souviens Que ce n'était pas toujours drôle On voulait me couper les ailes Me voir tomber du ciel Mais tu étais mon chévalier Ton amour mon bouclier Jeune femme, je me souviens Quand j'allais quitter mon château Une nouvelle vie m'attendait Dernières étreintes sur le quai Le cœur lourd tu m'as laissée Voler, planer, sans m'arrêter Chacun de tes mots, Chacun de tes sourires Chacun de tes gestes Chacun de tes rires Sont comme des traces Laissées sur ma vie Rien ne s'efface Tu es encore ici 20 ans après, un jeudi matin Tu es parti bien trop loin Tu as déployé tes ailes Pour t'envoler vers le ciel Tu m'as laissé un immense trésor Autant de souvenirs en or Aujourd'hui, je me souviens De ces moments qui brillent Protégés dans un coffret Que je ne perdrai jamais Ils m'accompagnent à chaque pas Tu seras toujours près de moi Chacun de tes mots, Chacun de tes sourires Chacun de tes gestes Chacun de tes rires Sont comme des traces Laissées sur ma vie Rien ne s'efface Tu es toujours ici English translation I remember Sitting on your shoulders as a little girl I looked at the world from above I spread my bird wings Sometimes I wanted to fly away Knowing that you would hold me tight As I grew older I remember You stayed in my footsteps You wanted to protect me To keep me from tripping All this time you were encouraging me You knew I would make it Each of your words, Each of your smiles Each of your gestures Each of your laughs Are like traces Left on my life Nothing fades You are still here At school, I remember That it wasn't always fun They wanted to clip my wings See me fall from the sky But you were my knight Your love was my shield I remember when I was a young woman As I was leaving my castle A new life awaited me Last hugs on the platform With a heavy heart, you let me go Fly, soar, without stopping me Each of your words, Each of your smiles Each of your gestures Each of your laughs Are like traces Left on my life Nothing fades You are still here 20 years later, on a Thursday morning You went too far away You spread your wings To fly to the sky You left me an immense treasure So many golden memories Today I remember These moments that shine Protected in a box That I will never lose They accompany me every step of the way You will always be near me Each of your words, Each of your smiles Each of your gestures Each of your laughs Are like traces Left on my life Nothing fades You are always here