Oh Sanna Lyrics in English Indochine

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Oh Sanna by Indochine from French to English.
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They're gonna cast a spell on you
Like Mary on the cross
So we'll go dance
Under the rains
And under the gold
The Indians are
On the trains
And hardly any are
Good people
Like in The Mother and
The Whore
They really are
Nobodies
Come on
It's not me
Who'll crucify you
I'll go to the ends of the earth
With you
You're as beautiful
As that meteor
I'll follow you
Body to body
Sanna, save yourself
Yeah, save yourself
They don't deserve you
Sanna, yeah Sanna
Above all, don't change
You, under the night
You haven't got it
So let them talk
Let them lie to themselves
And let the human race
Be worthless
And let its pain
Burn you
Sanna, save yourself
Yeah, save yourself
They don't deserve you
Sanna, yeah Sanna
Like Mary on the cross
Run
Sanna, yeah Sanna
They don't deserve you
Sanna, yeah Sanna
Like Mary on the cross
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SONG MEANING

Indochine’s “Oh Sanna” throws us into a restless, neon-lit tale of rebellion. Society is painted as hostile spell-casters, ready to “crucify” anyone who dares to shine too brightly. References to La Maman et la Putain and “Indians in the trains” expose a world where kindness is rare and outcasts ride the margins. In this bleak landscape, Sanna blazes across the night like a meteor, and the singer invites us to dance in the rain and in the gold, defiantly celebrating life while the crowd mutters its judgments.

At its heart, the song is a vow of protection and freedom. The narrator refuses to join the chorus of condemnation, promising to follow Sanna “to the ends of the earth”. He begs her to run, stay true to herself, and never change because “they do not deserve you.” Religious imagery mingles with raw romance, turning “Oh Sanna” into both a love letter and a rallying cry for every listener who has ever felt misunderstood. It urges us to stand by our own meteors, dance through the downpour, and let the emptiness of the world burn itself out while we keep moving forward.

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