Help with finding an English equivalent for a French phrase without an online translator?

I want to find the English equivalent of

"J'ai le mal du pays

Quand je suis loin de Paris

Me prend le vague 脿 l'芒me"



From the French song La Mal De Paris.



Can you help infer this meaning so that it makes sense in English? Ie not a literal translation

Please no online translations!Help with finding an English equivalent for a French phrase without an online translator?
"J'ai le mal du pays" is a phrase meaning " I'm homesick"



Quand je suis loin de Paris -----%26gt; When I'm away from Paris

me prend la vague 脿 l鈥櫭e---------%26gt; a wave of melacholy hits me.



"vague 脿 l鈥櫭e" is a phrase meaning melancholy/sadness in French