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Litanies pour un retour – Jacques Brel

Jacques Brel

Litanies pour un retour lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Intermediate
Released
1958
Genre
French Pop, Ballad
Length
2:08
  1. Mon cœur, ma mie, mon âme

    My heart, my dear, my soul

  2. Mon ciel, mon feu, ma flamme

    My sky, my fire, my flame

  3. Mon puits, ma source, mon val

    My well, my source, my valley

  4. Mon miel, mon baume, mon Graal

    My honey, my balm, my Grail

  5. Mon blé, mon or, ma terre

    My wheat, my gold, my land

  6. Mon soc, mon roc, ma pierre

    My plow, my rock, my stone

  7. Ma nuit, ma soif, ma faim

    My night, my thirst, my hunger

  8. Mon jour, mon aube, mon pain

    My day, my dawn, my bread

  9. Ma voile, ma vague, mon guide, ma voix

    My sail, my wave, my guide, my voice

  10. Mon sang, ma force, ma fièvre, mon moi

    My blood, my strength, my fever, my self

  11. Mon chant, mon rire, mon vin, ma joie

    My song, my laughter, my wine, my joy

  12. Mon aube, mon cri, ma vie, ma foi

    My dawn, my cry, my life, my faith

  13. Mon cœur, ma mie, mon âme

    My heart, my darling, my soul

  14. Mon ciel, mon feu, ma flamme

    My sky, my fire, my flame

  15. Mon corps, ma chair, mon bien

    My body, my flesh, my good

  16. Voilà que tu reviens

    Here you are returning

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Key vocabulary

rire
laughA1
terre
earthA1
vie
lifeA1
vin
wineA1
voilà
hereA1
voile
sailA1
voix
voiceA1
âme
soulB1
fièvre
feverB1
flamme
flameB1

About this song

Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer, songwriter, and actor associated with lyric-driven French-language chanson. He was known for theatrical vocal delivery and character-driven songs, and his work influenced artists such as David Bowie, Scott Walker, and Marc Almond.

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Litanies pour un retour

Mon cœur, ma mie, mon âme

My heart, my dear, my soul

Mon ciel, mon feu, ma flamme

My sky, my fire, my flame

Mon puits, ma source, mon val

My well, my source, my valley

Mon miel, mon baume, mon Graal

My honey, my balm, my Grail

Mon blé, mon or, ma terre

My wheat, my gold, my land

Mon soc, mon roc, ma pierre

My plow, my rock, my stone

Ma nuit, ma soif, ma faim

My night, my thirst, my hunger

Mon jour, mon aube, mon pain

My day, my dawn, my bread

Ma voile, ma vague, mon guide, ma voix

My sail, my wave, my guide, my voice

Mon sang, ma force, ma fièvre, mon moi

My blood, my strength, my fever, my self

Mon chant, mon rire, mon vin, ma joie

My song, my laughter, my wine, my joy

Mon aube, mon cri, ma vie, ma foi

My dawn, my cry, my life, my faith

Mon cœur, ma mie, mon âme

My heart, my darling, my soul

Mon ciel, mon feu, ma flamme

My sky, my fire, my flame

Mon corps, ma chair, mon bien

My body, my flesh, my good

Voilà que tu reviens

Here you are returning