La-Bas (Over There)

[ocelot]

La-Bas ~ Over There

La-bas
Tout est neuf et tout est sauvage
Libre continent sans grillage
Ici, nos reves sont etroits
C'est pour ca que j'irai la-bas
La-bas
Faut du coeur et faut du courage
Mais tout est possible a mon age
Si tu as la force et la foi
L'or est a portee de tes doigts
C'est pour ca que j'irai la-bas

N'y a pas
Y'a des tempetes et des naufrages
Le feu, le diable et les mirages
Je te sais si fragile parfois
Reste au creux de moi
On a tant d'amour a faire
Tant de bonheur a venir
Je te veux mari et pere
Et toi, tu reves de partir

Ici, tout est joue d'avance
Et t'on n'y peut rien changer
Tout depend de ta naissance
Et moi je ne suis pas bien ne

La-bas
Loin de nos vies, de nos villages
J'oublierai ta voix, ton visage
J'ai beau te serrer dans mes bras
Tu m'echappes deja, la-bas

J'aurai ma chance, j'aurai mes droits

N'y a pas

Et la fierte qu-ici je n'ai pas

La-las

Tout ce que tu merites est a toi

N'y a pas

Ici, les autres imposent leur loi

La-bas

Je te perdrai peut-etre la-bas

N'y va pas

Mais je me perds si je reste la

La-bas

La vie ne m'a pas laisse le choix

N'y a pas

Toi et moi, ce sera la-bas ou pas

La-bas

Tout est neuf et tout est sauvage

N'y a pas

Libre continent sans grillage

La-bas

Beau comme on n'imagine pas

N'y a pas

Ici, meme nos reves sont etroits

la-bas

C'est pour ca que j'irai la-bas

N'y a pas

On ne m'a pas laisse le choix

La-bas

Je me perds si je reste la

N'y a pas

C'est pour ca que j'irai la-bas

Over There (La-bas)

Over there
All is new and all is wild
Free continent without fences
Here, our dreams are narrow
It is for that I will go over there
Is necessary heart and is necessary courage
But all is possible in my age
If you have the strength and the faith
The gold is inclined to run from your fingers
It's for that I will be over there

There has not
They have the storms and the the shipwrecks
The fire, the devil, and the mirages
I know so fragile sometimes
Stay in the hollow of me
One has so much love to make
So much happiness to come
I want a husband and father
And you, your dreams to go

Here, all is play the move forward
And one there can be nothing changed
all depends on the birth
And me, I'm not born good

Over there
Far from our lives, from our villages
I will forget your voice, your face
I am beautiful to hold in my arms
You've escaped already

Over there

I will have my chance, I will have my rights

Do not go there

And the pride which here I'm not

Over there

All that you deserve is in you

Do not go there

Here, the others impose their laws

Over there

I will lose maybe over there

Do not go there

But I lose of I remain there

Over there

The life has not to lead the choice

Is not there

You and me will be over there or not

Over there

All is new and all is wild

Is not there

Free continent without fences

Over there

Beautiful as one cannot imagine

Is not there

Here, the same dreams are narrow

Over there

It is for that I will go over there

Is not there

One has not to lead the choice

Over there

I lose if I remain there

Is not there

It is for that I will go over there

[ocelot]

This is a translation I did yesterday, it's not perfect but I hope you can understand what the song means now (if you couldn't before).

[shavonfan]

Hey, thank you very much! I actually have that song on the one album of hers that I have. I just went and got it and put it in so that I could read along with the song as it played. Any chance over time that you could translate more songs from the album? It would be greatly appreciated. Maybe, too, we discuss the songs once I know the lyrics. It's a great album, and I love it! Oh, and what album of hers other than this one would you recommend to me? I'm in the mood for more of her.

[ocelot]

I can translate more though this one took a bit of time to do so don't expect another too soon. Seeing that about a third of the words I had to look up in a French-English dictionary. The next album of hers that I would suggest getting is "L'Instant d'Apres" (it's not quite as good as "De l'Amour de Mieux"), but she is releasing a new album later this month which is called "Longuer d'Ondes".

[shavonfan]

Hey, take your time with the translations. I probably should just take Shavon's advise and get a dictionary of my own. Matter of fact, that is exactly what I will do! I'll take your recommendation and get "L'Instant d'Apres" as well as her new one that is coming out. Thanks!

[ocelot]

I'm currently working on the translation of "Toi Qui Manques A Ma Vie" which I hope I can get done sometime soon.