Vianney
L’Homme et l’âme lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 5:06
Dans le sable on imprime
In the sand we imprint
Des châteaux en ruines
Castles in ruins
Comme nos âmes
Like our souls
Comme nos âmes
Like our souls
On s'aime ou l'on s'abîme
We love or we drown
Mais nos actes dessinent
But our actions sketch
Sur nos âmes
On our souls
Sur nos âmes
On our souls
Et si l'âme est chère à l'homme
And if the soul is dear to man
Souvent l'homme chérit la lame
Often man cherishes the blade
Là où l'homme a mis la lame
Where man has placed the blade
L'âme a mis les voiles
The soul has set sail
Ils s'appelaient Maxime
They were called Maxime
Jessica Martin'
Jessica Martin'
Pauvres âmes
Poor souls
Pauvres âmes
Poor souls
Est-ce le monde qui plie
Is it the world that bends
Ou le Vieux qui fatigue
Or the Old One that tires
De nos âmes
Of our souls
De nos âmes
Of our souls
Et si l'âme est chère à l'homme
And if the soul is dear to man
Souvent l'homme chérit la lame
Often man cherishes the blade
Là où l'homme a mis la lame
Where man has placed the blade
L'âme a mis les voiles
The soul has set sail
Pourquoi Diable?
Why the Devil?
Pourquoi Dame?
Why, Lady?
Pourquoi fanent
Why do they fade
L'homme et l'âme?
Man and the soul?
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
Key vocabulary
- sable
- sandA2
- imprime
- printB1
- châteaux
- castle
- ruines
- ruinsB1
- âmes
- soulsB1
- aime
- love
- abîme
- abyss
- actes
- actsB1
- dessinent
- outline
- chérit
- cherishesB1
About this song
Vianney is a French singer-songwriter and performer known for using his voice with guitar and loop pedals to build layered backing vocals and percussion. He emerged in 2014 with Idées blanches and reached the top of the French charts with albums including Vianney (2016) and N’attendons pas (2020).