JB -- It's a strange house. I can't eat with my hands, I can't lower my head, I can't sit on the floor.

Boatman -- If the birds of the sky take from the hands of men, they lose their freedom.

JB -- Yes, but the foreigner is so nice. He speaks so nicely. His words are like honey...


LE BATEAU DES REVES ("Dream Ship")
by Elixo Grenet & Jacques Dallin
from "Princess Tam Tam" (1935)
directed by Edmond Greville (Kino Video)
sung by Josephine Baker

Dreams, the wind rises from afar,
The wave carries us off,
Our eyes lose the beach,
Our heart beats harder.

The sea responds to our efforts,
And tomorrow will make us strong.
The palaces of unknown cities,
The treasures of the islands will reward us.

Dreams, either serene or rough,
The ocean is the surest path of the world,
Leading to adventure

I sail off.. Her voice sings of hope,
The swell passes and speaks to us of love.


The ocean offers itself to the boat and says,
Hear my wave that jumps and leaps.
The people of the earth agree
the ocean is the road to happiness.

The raft cuts deep
On the journey of a great boat.
The earth is open to all
When dream and reason are but one.

I sail off.. Her voice sings of hope,
The swell passes and speaks to us of love.