Belfast – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Indochine

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the evocative world of Indochine's "Belfast," an electro-pop track deeply inspired by the poetry of Sylvia Plath. Through its atmospheric sound and poignant lyrics, the song offers a glimpse into themes of longing and artistic intensity, making it a compelling piece for anyone interested in French New Wave and lyrical depth.

[English]

Ariel, stasis in darkness

Then the unsubstantial blue pours, tears and distances

Gods lie in it, how when we grow

Pivot of heels and needs

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

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

Shadows

I don't dare see you here

I am here to believe you

Sitting on a wooden bench

In the garden of a manor

As big as the sky

She would look like you

In the poisoned skull

I recognize the bottom

Then we will walk

Both of us under the sky

To your damp breath

Both of us immortal

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

I feel

I wanna be

I wanna try

Ariel

I wanna see you try

I write

Everything I must to see you

I scream

And I destroy everything to see you

...

I don't dare see you here

I don't dare believe you here

Sitting at the edge of the sky

To write you a black notebook

And I flee the outside

I know you by heart

To tell your bad dreams

She would look like me

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

I feel

I wanna be

I wanna try

Ariel

I wanna see you try

I write

Everything I can to see you

Sitting

At the edge of the sky and to see you

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

And the angels of the sky

...

And the lover who returns

And the absent one from the morning

And the wind that holds me

Unfaithful to my blood

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

And the wings in the sky

...

I feel

I wanna be

I wanna try

Ariel

I wanna see you try

I write

Everything I can to see you

Sitting

At the edge of the sky and to see you

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

...

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

And the angels of the sky

...

[French]

Ariel, stasis in darkness

Then the substanceless blue pour tore and distances

Gods lie in it, how when we grow

Pivot of heels and needs

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

Shadows

Je n'ose ici te voir

Je vous ici pour croire

Assis au banc de bois

Au jardin d'un manoir

Aussi grand que le ciel

Elle te ressemblerait

Dans le crâne au poison

Je reconnais le fond

Alors nous marcherons

Tous les deux sous le ciel

A ton souffle mouillé

Tous les deux immortels

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

I feel

I wanna be

I wanna try

Ariel

I wanna see you try

J'écris

Tout ce que je devrai pour te voir

Je crie

Et je détruis tout pour te voir

Je n'ose ici te voir

Je n'ose ici te croire

Assis au bord du ciel

T'écrire un carnet noir

Et je fuis l'extérieur

Je te connais par coeur

A conter tes mauvais rêves

Elle me ressemblerait

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

I feel

I wanna be

I wanna try

Ariel

I wanna see you try

J'écris

Tout ce que je pourrai pour te voir

Assise

Au bord du ciel et pour te voir

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Et les anges du ciel

Et l'amante qui revient

Et l'absent du matin

Et le vent qui me tient

Infidèle de mon sang

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Et les ailes dans le ciel

I feel

I wanna be

I wanna try

Ariel

I wanna see you try

J'écris

Tout ce que je pourrai pour te voir

Assise

Au bord du ciel et pour te voir

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Ariel

Et les anges du ciel

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