Marianne Lyrics in English Barbara Pravi , Golshiteh Farahani

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Marianne by Barbara Pravi from French to English.

You're not afraid of gods

Or of death

Or of men

You've already seen with your own eyes

All those you love fall

You don't believe in the powers

That oppress and kill

Your name is sung with hope

You carry peace beneath your chest

Freedom is expensive

But your children carry the flame

Its light across the seas

Shines in your name, Marianne

Marianne, Marianne

You spit on politicians

Who build our world on fear

How long will hate and fanatics

Kill your brothers and sisters

No you'll never have

Her heart, her values, her roots

Marianne

Your ancestors gave their lives

So your voice could guide our future

Freedom is expensive

It tastes of blood and tears

Everywhere people die with honor

And nobody

Nobody's called Marianne

For this forced paradise

For the imprisoned elites

For Afghan children

For all this, for what's not repetitive

For all these empty slogans

For the rubble of flimsy houses

For the feeling of calm

For the sun after the long nights

For woman, life, freedom

Marianne, Marianne

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SONG MEANING

Who is Marianne? She is the spirited symbol of the French Republic, the very face of Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité. In this stirring duet, Barbara Pravi and Iranian-French artist Golshifteh Farahani turn Marianne into a living heroine: fearless before gods, death, or tyrants; a guardian who hides peace beneath her ribs and passes a burning torch of hope to her children. The lyrics celebrate her defiance of oppressive “powers that kill,” remind us that freedom has always demanded “blood and tears,” and vow that no fanatic will ever steal her heart, values, or roots.

The second half widens the lens, switching into Persian to list the many “for’s” echoing through today’s protest movements—for jailed thinkers, Afghan children, ruined homes, the sunrise after long nights… for woman, life, freedom. By weaving French revolutionary imagery with contemporary Middle-Eastern struggles, the song becomes a global anthem. It invites every listener to join the chorus, keep Marianne’s flame alive, and believe that even across oceans, her light can still “scintille”—sparkle—against the dark.

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Barbara Pravi Marianne Lyrics