O mon Dieu, sauve-moi,
j’ai de l’eau jusqu’au cou.
Dans une boue profonde, je m’enlise, ╵sans point d’appui.
Me voici descendu ╵au plus profond des eaux ; ╵un fort courant m’emporte.

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I sink in the miry depths,(A)
    where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
    the floods engulf me.
I am worn out calling for help;(B)
    my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,(C)
    looking for my God.

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