Pensive and serious, Sitting along the shore Of Lake Tiberias Did he the waves implore: Of Lake Tiberias Did he the waves implore: “Should you my country see, my country all in dread, Please inform all my friends That 'tis on eggs I tread.
Un jour, triste et pensif, Assis au bord des flots, Au lac Tibériade Il adressa ces mots: Au lac Tibériade Il adressa ces mots: «Si tu vois mon pays, mon pays malheureux, Va dire à mes amis Que je marche sur des oeufs.