Francis Cabrel
Loin devant lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1999
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 4:45
Merci beaucoup
Thank you very much
Chanson inspirée par des paysages algériens
A song inspired by Algerian landscapes
Loin devant
Far ahead
L'horizon encombré
The cluttered horizon
Fais-moi loin devant
Take me far ahead
Une maison posée
A house set down
J'entends le monde chanter
I hear the world singing
Sous les arbres penchés
Beneath the leaning trees
Devant
In front
Il descend des lumières dorées
He descends with golden lights
Dessine-nous dedans
Draw us inside
Dans des habits légers
In light clothing
J'entends, les colombes jouer
I hear the doves playing
La paix est bien cachée
Peace is well hidden
Dedans
Inside
Simplement
Simply
Après tant et tant de brume
After so much and so much fog
On aura les yeux qui s'allument vraiment
We will have eyes that truly light up
Vraiment
Truly
Forcément
Inevitably
Sous de vrais croissants de lune
Under real crescent moons
Les enfants pourront rêver autrement
Children will be able to dream differently
Autrement
Differently
Loin devant
Far ahead
L'horizon encombré
The cluttered horizon
Fais-moi loin devant
Take me far ahead
Un chemin, un sentier
A path, a trail
Un ruban
A ribbon
Des tables chargées de pain blanc
Tables piled with white bread
Simplement
Simply
Après tant et tant de brume
After so much and so much fog
On aura les yeux qui s'allument vraiment
Our eyes will truly light up
Vraiment
Truly
Forcément
Inevitably
Comme on n'aura plus de larmes
Since we won't have tears anymore
On verra enfin le monde autrement
We'll finally see the world differently
Autrement
Differently
Loin devant
Far ahead
L'horizon encombré
The cluttered horizon
Fais-moi loin devant
Take me far ahead
Une maison posée
A house settled
Je l'entends
I can hear it
Je l'entends
I can hear it
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Key vocabulary
- vraiment
- reallyA1
- vrais
- trueA1
- enfants
- childrenA1
- jouer
- playA1
- loin
- farA1
- lumières
- lightsA1
- maison
- houseA1
- merci
- thanksA1
- monde
- worldA1
- paix
- peaceA1
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About this song
Francis Cabrel is a French singer-songwriter known for his French-language songwriting and major commercial success. He became a staple of French pop music with chart-topping albums and singles, including the hit “Je l’aime à mourir,” and is also noted for recording French-language covers of Bob Dylan.