Belfast – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Indochine

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Ariel, stasis in darkness

Ariel, stasis in darkness

Then the substanceless blue pour tore and distances

Then the unsubstantial blue pours, tears and distances

Gods lie in it, how when we grow

Gods lie in it, how when we grow

Pivot of heels and needs

Pivot of heels and needs

The burrow slips and passes sticks to the brown arc of the neck I cannot catch

The burrow slips and passes, sticks to the brown arc of the neck I cannot catch

Eager eyes hacking dark hooks, black, sweet, blood mouthful

Eager eyes hacking dark hooks, black, sweet, a mouthful of blood

Shadows

Shadows

Je n'ose ici te voir

I don't dare see you here

Je vous ici pour croire

I am here to believe you

Assis au banc de bois

Sitting on a wooden bench

Au jardin d'un manoir

In the garden of a manor

Aussi grand que le ciel

As big as the sky

Elle te ressemblerait

She would look like you

Dans le crâne au poison

In the poisoned skull

Je reconnais le fond

I recognize the bottom

Alors nous marcherons

Then we will walk

Tous les deux sous le ciel

Both of us under the sky

A ton souffle mouillé

To your damp breath

Tous les deux immortels

Both of us immortal

La la la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la

I feel

I feel

I wanna be

I wanna be

I wanna try

I wanna try

Ariel

Ariel

I wanna see you try

I wanna see you try

J'écris

I write

Tout ce que je devrai pour te voir

Everything I must to see you

Je crie

I scream

Et je détruis tout pour te voir

And I destroy everything to see you

...

...

Je n'ose ici te voir

I don't dare see you here

Je n'ose ici te croire

I don't dare believe you here

Assis au bord du ciel

Sitting at the edge of the sky

T'écrire un carnet noir

To write you a black notebook

Et je fuis l'extérieur

And I flee the outside

Je te connais par coeur

I know you by heart

A conter tes mauvais rêves

To tell your bad dreams

Elle me ressemblerait

She would look like me

La la la la la la la la la, la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la, la la la la la la la

I feel

I feel

I wanna be

I wanna be

I wanna try

I wanna try

Ariel

Ariel

I wanna see you try

I wanna see you try

J'écris

I write

Tout ce que je pourrai pour te voir

Everything I can to see you

Assise

Sitting

Au bord du ciel et pour te voir

At the edge of the sky and to see you

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Et les anges du ciel

And the angels of the sky

...

...

Et l'amante qui revient

And the lover who returns

Et l'absent du matin

And the absent one from the morning

Et le vent qui me tient

And the wind that holds me

Infidèle de mon sang

Unfaithful to my blood

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Et les ailes dans le ciel

And the wings in the sky

...

...

I feel

I feel

I wanna be

I wanna be

I wanna try

I wanna try

Ariel

Ariel

I wanna see you try

I wanna see you try

J'écris

I write

Tout ce que je pourrai pour te voir

Everything I can to see you

Assise

Sitting

Au bord du ciel et pour te voir

At the edge of the sky and to see you

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

...

...

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Et les anges du ciel

And the angels of the sky

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
darkness /ˈdɑːrk.nəs/ B1	noun - the absence of light
blue /bluː/ A2	adjective - of the color of the sky on a clear day noun - the color blue
distance /ˈdɪs.təns/ B1	noun - the amount of space between two points
grow /ɡroʊ/ A2	verb - to increase in size or develop
need /niːd/ A2	verb - to require something needed or necessary
pass /pæs/ B1	verb - to go by or move past something
catch /kætʃ/ B2	verb - to seize or grasp something
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the body
shadows /ˈʃæd.oʊz/ B2	noun - dark shapes cast by objects blocking light
soul /soʊl/ C1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a person
carnet /kaʁ.ˈnɛ/ C2	noun - notebook or small book for notes
angel /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ B2	noun - a spiritual being often depicted with wings
wind /wɪnd/ B1	noun - movement of air verb - to twist or coil