Post by davidhr on Mar 20, 2012 12:59:39 GMT -5
Here's my attempt at an English translation. Actually, we don't precisely know all the words of the song in French, so this is only approximate, and it could probably be improved upon anyway.
The lyrics are meaningful in a way many of Lara's recent songs have not been (the MZ songs were generally not very poetical, and there have been few others). 'Le Mirage' was interesting, but not as intense.
Updates will be made as improvements come in (and are welcome!).
The Secret
You're like a short breath
A stroke made by a sullied hand
That hurts you in secret
You feel that these gestures are stolen
That nobody would believe you
That they will say that he loved you
Your body is a lost island
The memory of childhood
And of beautiful princesses without defenses
Who surely saw too much of it
And then concealed it
Find the words which are drowned
At the bottom of your violated nights
And survive in secret
Your body is a lost island
Carried by a mother in salty and bitter tears
Which no one sees anymore,
There is no hope
Yet you pray, renounce
That which cries from your belly
You swear to it, you reassure,
You are alive
The woman that you would become
Is your best friend
The path that will find your Heart
And which will save the child
Sister, you did not make any mistakes
You have nothing to pardon
To the little girl that you keep
It will suffice that you love her
Your body is perfect
Let it love you
That's the Secret
The lyrics are meaningful in a way many of Lara's recent songs have not been (the MZ songs were generally not very poetical, and there have been few others). 'Le Mirage' was interesting, but not as intense.
Updates will be made as improvements come in (and are welcome!).
The Secret
You're like a short breath
A stroke made by a sullied hand
That hurts you in secret
You feel that these gestures are stolen
That nobody would believe you
That they will say that he loved you
Your body is a lost island
The memory of childhood
And of beautiful princesses without defenses
Who surely saw too much of it
And then concealed it
Find the words which are drowned
At the bottom of your violated nights
And survive in secret
Your body is a lost island
Carried by a mother in salty and bitter tears
Which no one sees anymore,
There is no hope
Yet you pray, renounce
That which cries from your belly
You swear to it, you reassure,
You are alive
The woman that you would become
Is your best friend
The path that will find your Heart
And which will save the child
Sister, you did not make any mistakes
You have nothing to pardon
To the little girl that you keep
It will suffice that you love her
Your body is perfect
Let it love you
That's the Secret
