Charles Trenet
Chansons en liberté lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1973
- Genre
- French Pop, Tradicional
- Length
- 2:37
Chansons en liberté
Songs in freedom
Chansons en liberté d'où venez-vous?
Songs in freedom, where do you come from?
De loin, d'un monde enchanté
From afar, from an enchanted world
De loin, d'un monde habité
From afar, from a world that's alive
Ou bien tout simplement, de chez nous
Or simply, from our home
L'oiseau qui chante encore dans tous les cœurs
The bird that still sings in every heart
Est-il d'ici ou d'ailleurs
Is it from here or somewhere else?
Mais qu'importe après tout
But what does it matter after all
Puisqu'il ne chante que pour vous
Since it sings only for you
Ses chansons, sa vérité
Its songs, its truth
Ses chansons en liberté
His songs in freedom
Leurs décors sont naturels
Their backdrops are natural
Un coin de terre, un coin de ciel
A piece of earth, a piece of sky
L'étang de Thau, l'étang de Bages
The pond of Thau, the pond of Bages
Tournons la page
Let's turn the page
Le Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi
Et la province qui dort la nuit
And the province that sleeps at night
Et bien souvent, mon vieux Paris
And often, my old Paris
Dans mes bagages.
In my luggage.
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Key vocabulary
- chansons
- songsA1
- enchanté
- pleasedA2
- nuit
- nightA1
- souvent
- oftenA1
- liberté
- freedomA1
- venez-vous
- come you
- loin
- farA1
- monde
- worldA1
- habité
- inhabitedA1
- bien
- wellC1
About this song
Charles Trenet was a French singer-songwriter associated with French chanson, active for more than 60 years. He wrote both music and lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs, including “La Mer,” and collaborated with musicians Michel Emer and Léo Chauliac.