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Liberté – Carla Bruni

Carla Bruni

Liberté lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Intermediate
Released
2013
Genre
Pop
Length
3:37
  1. Elle a mis des feuilles à ses branches

    She adorned her branches with leaves

  2. Elle a mis des voiles à son mat

    She draped her mast with sails

  3. Enfilé ses plus jolis bas

    Slipped on her prettiest stockings

  4. Brulé ses habits du dimanche

    Burned her Sunday clothes

  5. Elle a regardé l'existence

    She gazed at existence

  6. Tous ces souvenirs entassés

    All those memories piled up

  7. Dans son coeur comme des cendres

    In her heart like ashes

  8. Tous ces rêves à demi-fanés

    All those dreams half-faded

  9. Alors elle a murmuré

    Then she whispered

  10. "Liberté liberté liberté

    "Freedom freedom freedom"

  11. Ouuuh

    Ouuuh

  12. Liberté tu dois bien exister "

    Freedom, you must surely exist

  13. Oui on l'entendit murmurer

    Yes, we heard it whispering

  14. "Liberté liberté liberté

    "Freedom, freedom, freedom

  15. Ouuuh

    Ouuuh

  16. Liberté tu dois bien exister"

    Freedom, you must surely exist"

  17. Il s'est fait un royaume étrange

    He has created a strange kingdom

  18. Entre le mur et le caniveau

    Between the wall and the gutter

  19. A l'abri d'un kiosque à journaux

    In the shelter of a newspaper stand

  20. Il a choisi sa résidence

    He has chosen his residence

  21. Il n'a pas connu de vendange

    He has known no harvest,

  22. Ni de douceur au fil de l'eau

    Nor any sweetness flowing like water.

  23. La cruauté l'indifférence

    Cruelty and indifference,

  24. Se sont penchées sur son berceau

    Have leaned over his cradle.

  25. Mais on l'entend mumurer

    But we hear him murmuring,

  26. "Liberté liberté liberté

    "Freedom, freedom, freedom,

  27. Ouuuuh

    Ouuuuh,

  28. Liberté tu dois bien exister"

    Freedom, you must surely exist."

  29. Oui on l'entend murmurer

    Yes, we hear him whispering,

  30. "Liberté liberté liberté

    "Freedom, freedom, freedom"

  31. Ouuuh

    Ouuuh

  32. Liberté tu dois bien exister"

    Freedom, you surely must exist

  33. On peut l'ajuster à ses hanches

    We can fit it to our hips

  34. S'en envelopper comme d'un manteau

    Wrap ourselves in it like a cloak

  35. La porter à même la peau

    Wear it close to the skin

  36. Bien au chaud sur son ventre

    Warm against the belly

  37. Nichée dans son dos

    Nestled in our back

  38. On peut se la jouer carte blanche

    We can play it as a blank canvas

  39. La brandir tout comme un drapeau

    Waving it just like a flag

  40. On peut la glisser dans sa manche

    We can slide it into our sleeve

  41. La cacher sous ses jupes

    To hide it under her skirts

  42. Pour en faire son crédeau

    To make it her creed

  43. A chacun sa fleur ça flanche

    Everyone has their flower where it falters

  44. A chacun son tout premier mot

    Everyone has their very first word

  45. A chacun sa cave et sa grange

    Everyone has their cellar and their barn

  46. A chacun sa rue son bistrot

    Everyone has their street, their bistro

  47. A chacun son âme de faillance

    Everyone has their soul of weakness

  48. A chacun son ombre au tableau

    Everyone has their shadow on the canvas

  49. A chacun ses trois pas de danse

    Everyone has their three dance steps

  50. A chacun son genre de tombeau

    Everyone has their type of tomb

  51. Mais il nous reste à rêver

    But we still have to dream

  52. "Liberté liberté liberté

    "Freedom freedom freedom

  53. Ouuuh

    Ouuuh

  54. Liberté tu dois bien exister"

    Freedom you must surely exist"

  55. Oui il nous reste à rêver

    Yes, we still have to dream

  56. "Liberté liberté liberté

    "Freedom freedom freedom

  57. Ouuuh

    Ouuuh

  58. Liberté tu dois bien exister"

    Freedom you must surely exist"

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About this song

Carla Bruni is a French singer-songwriter and former supermodel, associated with chanson française. She is known for her chart-topping debut album Quelqu’un m’a dit (2002) and her subsequent No. 1 releases Comme si de rien n’etait (2008), alongside collaborations with artists including Harry Connick Jr., Marianne Faithfull, and Willie Nelson.

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Liberté

Elle a mis des feuilles à ses branches

She adorned her branches with leaves

Elle a mis des voiles à son mat

She draped her mast with sails

Enfilé ses plus jolis bas

Slipped on her prettiest stockings

Brulé ses habits du dimanche

Burned her Sunday clothes

Elle a regardé l'existence

She gazed at existence

Tous ces souvenirs entassés

All those memories piled up

Dans son coeur comme des cendres

In her heart like ashes

Tous ces rêves à demi-fanés

All those dreams half-faded

Alors elle a murmuré

Then she whispered

"Liberté liberté liberté

"Freedom freedom freedom"

Ouuuh

Ouuuh

Liberté tu dois bien exister "

Freedom, you must surely exist

Oui on l'entendit murmurer

Yes, we heard it whispering

"Liberté liberté liberté

"Freedom, freedom, freedom

Ouuuh

Ouuuh

Liberté tu dois bien exister"

Freedom, you must surely exist"

Il s'est fait un royaume étrange

He has created a strange kingdom

Entre le mur et le caniveau

Between the wall and the gutter

A l'abri d'un kiosque à journaux

In the shelter of a newspaper stand

Il a choisi sa résidence

He has chosen his residence

Il n'a pas connu de vendange

He has known no harvest,

Ni de douceur au fil de l'eau

Nor any sweetness flowing like water.

La cruauté l'indifférence

Cruelty and indifference,

Se sont penchées sur son berceau

Have leaned over his cradle.

Mais on l'entend mumurer

But we hear him murmuring,

"Liberté liberté liberté

"Freedom, freedom, freedom,

Ouuuuh

Ouuuuh,

Liberté tu dois bien exister"

Freedom, you must surely exist."

Oui on l'entend murmurer

Yes, we hear him whispering,

"Liberté liberté liberté

"Freedom, freedom, freedom"

Ouuuh

Ouuuh

Liberté tu dois bien exister"

Freedom, you surely must exist

On peut l'ajuster à ses hanches

We can fit it to our hips

S'en envelopper comme d'un manteau

Wrap ourselves in it like a cloak

La porter à même la peau

Wear it close to the skin

Bien au chaud sur son ventre

Warm against the belly

Nichée dans son dos

Nestled in our back

On peut se la jouer carte blanche

We can play it as a blank canvas

La brandir tout comme un drapeau

Waving it just like a flag

On peut la glisser dans sa manche

We can slide it into our sleeve

La cacher sous ses jupes

To hide it under her skirts

Pour en faire son crédeau

To make it her creed

A chacun sa fleur ça flanche

Everyone has their flower where it falters

A chacun son tout premier mot

Everyone has their very first word

A chacun sa cave et sa grange

Everyone has their cellar and their barn

A chacun sa rue son bistrot

Everyone has their street, their bistro

A chacun son âme de faillance

Everyone has their soul of weakness

A chacun son ombre au tableau

Everyone has their shadow on the canvas

A chacun ses trois pas de danse

Everyone has their three dance steps

A chacun son genre de tombeau

Everyone has their type of tomb

Mais il nous reste à rêver

But we still have to dream

"Liberté liberté liberté

"Freedom freedom freedom

Ouuuh

Ouuuh

Liberté tu dois bien exister"

Freedom you must surely exist"

Oui il nous reste à rêver

Yes, we still have to dream

"Liberté liberté liberté

"Freedom freedom freedom

Ouuuh

Ouuuh

Liberté tu dois bien exister"

Freedom you must surely exist"