Текст песни Шарль Бодлер - Альбатрос

When longing gnaws at the sailors on the sea route,
They, wanting to while away their idle hour,
Reckless birds, huge albatrosses,
Which ships love to see off.

And so, when the king of the beloved azure
Lay on the deck, he has two snowy wings,
Who knew how to soar so easily into the storm,
Shyly drags like two big oars

The fastest of the messengers, how heavy he steps!
The beauty of the air countries, how suddenly he became ridiculous!
Teasing, he blows tobacco smoke into his beak,
He cheers the crowd, limping, like him.

Poet, here is your image! You are also without effort
You fly in the clouds, amid lightning and thunder,
But gigantic wings hinder you
Walk downstairs, in the crowd, amid the hissing of fools.