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Un beau jour, ou peut-être une nuit 00:08
00:15
Près d'un lac je m'étais endormie 00:18
Quand soudain, semblant crever le ciel 00:25
Et venant de nulle part 00:30
Surgit un aigle noir 00:34
Lentement, les ailes déployées 00:39
Lentement, je le vis tournoyer 00:44
Près de moi, dans un bruissement d'ailes 00:51
Comme tombé du ciel 00:57
L'oiseau vint se poser 01:00
Il avait les yeux couleur rubis 01:05
Et des plumes couleur de la nuit 01:11
À son front brillant de mille feux 01:17
L'oiseau roi couronné 01:23
Portait un diamant bleu 01:24
De son bec il a touché ma joue 01:30
Dans ma main il a glissé son cou 01:36
C'est alors que je l'ai reconnu 01:42
Surgissant du passé 01:47
Il m'était revenu 01:50
Dis l'oiseau, ô dis, emmène-moi 01:55
Retournons au pays d'autrefois 02:00
Comme avant, dans mes rêves d'enfant 02:04
Pour cueillir en tremblant 02:09
Des étoiles, des étoiles 02:12
Comme avant, dans mes rêves d'enfant 02:16
Comme avant, sur un nuage blanc 02:20
Comme avant, allumer le soleil 02:26
Être faiseur de pluie 02:31
Et faire des merveilles 02:33
L'aigle noir dans un bruissement d'ailes 02:39
Prit son vol pour regagner le ciel 02:42
Un beau jour, ou peut-être une nuit 02:48
02:55
Près d'un lac, je m'étais endormie 03:03
Quand soudain, semblant crever le ciel 03:09
Et venant de nulle part 03:14
Surgit un aigle noir 03:17
Un beau jour, ou était-ce une nuit 03:22
Près d'un lac, je m'étais endormie 03:28
Quand soudain, semblant crever le ciel 03:34
Et venant de nulle part 03:39
Surgit un aigle noir 03:42
Un beau jour, une nuit 03:46
Près d'un lac, endormie 03:51
Quand soudain 03:57
Surgissant de nulle part 03:59
Surgit un aigle noir 04:05
Un beau jour, une nuit 04:09
Près d'un lac, endormie 04:14
Quand soudain 04:19
Il venait de nulle part 04:21
Il surgit l'aigle noir 04:27
Un beau jour, une nuit 04:30
Près d'un lac, endormie 04:36
Il venait de nulle part 04:41
04:46
Il surgit l'aigle noir 04:48
04:51

L'aigle noir – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Explore the profound and enigmatic "L'Aigle Noir" by Barbara, a timeless French chanson that, through its evocative lyrics and melancholic melody, offers a powerful exploration of memory, trauma, and healing. Learning this song provides a window into the emotional depth and artistic legacy of one of France's most cherished singers.

[English]
One beautiful day, or perhaps a night
...
By a lake, I had fallen asleep
When suddenly, seeming to pierce the sky
And coming from nowhere
An eagle appeared
Slowly, with wings spread wide
Slowly, I saw it swirling
Near me, in a rustle of wings
As if fallen from the sky
The bird came to rest
It had ruby-colored eyes
And feathers the color of night
On its forehead shining with a thousand lights
The crowned king bird
Wore a blue diamond
With its beak, it touched my cheek
In my hand, it slipped its neck
It was then that I recognized it
Rising from the past
It had returned to me
Tell me, bird, oh tell me, take me away
Let’s return to the land of yesteryear
As before, in my childhood dreams
To gather, trembling
Stars, stars
As before, in my childhood dreams
As before, on a white cloud
As before, to light the sun
To be a maker of rain
And create wonders
The black eagle in a rustle of wings
Took flight to return to the sky
One beautiful day, or perhaps a night
...
By a lake, I had fallen asleep
When suddenly, seeming to pierce the sky
And coming from nowhere
An eagle appeared
One beautiful day, or was it a night
By a lake, I had fallen asleep
When suddenly, seeming to pierce the sky
And coming from nowhere
An eagle appeared
One beautiful day, a night
By a lake, asleep
When suddenly
Rising from nowhere
An eagle appeared
One beautiful day, a night
By a lake, asleep
When suddenly
It came from nowhere
The black eagle appeared
One beautiful day, a night
By a lake, asleep
It came from nowhere
...
The black eagle appeared
...
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Vocabulary Meanings

aigle

/ɛɡl/

A2
  • noun
  • - eagle

noir

/nwaʁ/

A1
  • adjective
  • - black

ciel

/sjɛl/

A2
  • noun
  • - sky

lacs

/lak/

A2
  • noun
  • - lakes

plumes

/plym/

B1
  • noun
  • - feathers

brillant

/bʁijɑ̃/

B2
  • adjective
  • - shining

merveilles

/mɛʁvɛj/

B2
  • noun
  • - wonders

rêves

/ʁɛv/

A2
  • noun
  • - dreams

étoiles

/etwal/

A2
  • noun
  • - stars

tournoyer

/tuʁnwa.je/

B1
  • verb
  • - to swirl

surgir

/syʁʒiʁ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to emerge

couleur

/kulœʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - color

pays

/pe.i/

A1
  • noun
  • - country

vol

/vɔl/

B1
  • noun
  • - flight

toucher

/tuʃe/

A2
  • verb
  • - to touch

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