La Boutique De Rêves Lyrics in English Christophe Maé , Francis Cabrel

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Boutique De Rêves by Christophe Maé from French to English.

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Hidden from passersby, at the end of an alley

I'm the artisan of the most beautiful things

To make people dream with the turn of a crank

With care, I make the most beautiful things

I do my best in my factory

I do what I can in the back room

I spend my time putting into bottles

These things you don't find on your shelves

I put words into my stills

I've got stocks of unique notes

I sell wind and voices from elsewhere

I tinker with dreams, I get up at all hours

Hidden from passersby, at the end of an alley

I'm the artisan of the most beautiful things

To make people dream with the turn of a crank

With care, I make the most beautiful things

I watch life on the sidewalk

There are rusty hearts that I repair

Loads of memories that I restore

In the workshop behind my blinds

There are plenty of smiles in front of my shop window

Everything I imagine is better than life

Entertainer or soother of souls

Open even at night, ladies and gentlemen

Hidden from passersby, at the end of an alley

I'm the artisan of the most beautiful things

To make people dream with the turn of a crank

With care, I make the most beautiful things

For overtime, I have no limits

I'm all yours, I'm coming right away

There's so many people waiting outside

The world is in such need of feelings

And if tomorrow I had to stop

If the shop had to close

I might not have been the best

But what I did, I did from the heart

Hidden from passersby, at the end of an alley

I'm a merchant of the most beautiful things

To make people dream, to make the customers smile

I'm like my parents, I turn the crank

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SONG MEANING

Step into the magical world of Christophe Maé's “La Boutique De Rêves” or The Dream Boutique! In this beautiful song, the singer imagines himself as a special kind of artisan, hidden away at the end of an alley. He doesn't sell ordinary things. Instead, his shop is filled with items you can't find on any shelf: bottled emotions, unique musical notes, and voices from faraway places. He's a craftsman who tinkers with dreams and spends his time restoring old memories and repairing rusty hearts for anyone who passes by.

This isn't just a job for him; it's a calling. He sees himself as an entertainer and a caresser of souls, working day and night because he believes the world desperately needs more feeling and sentiment. The song is a wonderful metaphor for the life of an artist, pouring everything they have into their craft. In the end, he says he may not be the best, but everything he creates, he does it from the heart.

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