LITERAL TRANSLATION
*** UNOFFICIAL ***
Oh my ghosts, my sombre zones,
my hours of shadow, my dangers,
my mirages
Oh my errors, my false-perspectives,
my white lies, my stories,
my sufferings
Oh my children, my free-running fires,
my innocent gods, my solitary heroes
Oh my loves, our confusing games,
your fiery eyes / glances, my tears,
my miracles
Oh my secrets, my dark works,
without the expression of believing in it,
my regrets, my silences
Oh my child, my black diamond,
my recluse / solitaire [diamond], my little [one],
my prayer / plea / entreaty
Oh my moments, my fires,
my flash dramas, my incidents / setbacks,
my centuries
ORIGINAL LYRICS 1
© 2010 Wisteria Song / Jive Epic
Oh mes fantômes, mes zones sombres,
mes heures d'ombre, mes dangers,
mes mirages
Oh mes erreurs, mes faux-fuyants,
mes cousus blanc[s] 2, mes histoires,
mes calvaires
Oh mes enfants, mes feux filants,
dieux innocents, mes héros solitaires
Oh mes amours, nos jeux troublants,
tes yeux brûlants, mes larmes,
mes miracles
Oh mes secrets, mes oeuvres au noir 3,
sans l'air d'y croire, mes regrets,
mes silences
Oh mon enfant, mon diamant noir,
mon solitaire, mon petit,
ma prière 4
Oh mes instants, mes incendies,
mes drames éclair, mes incidents,
mes siècles
1 Album version.
NB: some words
have been wrapped or split here
to flow
more easily with the sung rhythm
2 Coudre = to sew / stitch. Idiomatic example:
leur histoire est cousue de fil blanc
= you can see right through their story.
3 Perhaps a discreet
encyclopedia electronica
reference to
OMD - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark?!
4 Ma Prière = song sung by Alizée during one of her
1999 Graines de Stars TV appearances,
in which she caught the eye of
Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat,
looking for a singer for Moi ... Lolita ...
REFLECTION: a complementary
complimentary interpretation...
*** UNOFFICIAL ***
All my phantoms, my quiet climes,
times I am down, taken care,
falsely-promised
Every mistake, or double-take,
white lies I make, fond keepsake,
for each heartache
All childhood wants, my fiery taunts,
angelic haunts, never run never break
All loves of mine, tricks of the mind,
your eyes that shine, my sighs,
never ask
My secret ways, my evening star
took me this far, my regrets,
never answer
What my child wants, my diamond star,
so near yet far, my delight,
precious light
All my moments, flames rise incensed,
my acts so intense, heaven-sent,
ever after