Buenos Aires Lyrics in English by Benjamin Biolay
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Buenos Aires by Benjamin Biolay from French to English.
Je suis si loin, si loin de chez moi
I'm so far, so far from home
Mais je n'en re, je n'en reviens pas
But I can't get over it, I can't believe it
J'ai l'impression d'être né hier
I feel like I was born yesterday
Sous un platane argenté et fier
Under a silver and proud plane tree
Autour de moi, sous leur nuque longue
Around me, under their long necks
Inhalant clopes ni brunes ni blondes
Inhaling cigarettes neither dark nor light
La meute fauve des cartoneros
The wild pack of cartoneros
Et les effluves rauques du Paco
And the hoarse fumes of Paco
Demente, cansado, pero aun despierto
Mad, tired, but still awake
Luces verdes, calidas, desatan su violencia cruda
Green, warm lights unleash their raw violence
Vivacidad incontenible de una ciudad apagada, herida
Uncontainable vivacity of a dimmed, wounded city
Deseos eufóricos de alcanzar el alba
Euphoric desires to reach dawn
Ya
Now
Nubes de cenizas rojas atormentan la mirada
Clouds of red ashes torment the gaze
En Buenos aires
In Buenos Aires
Ayer, desesperada y viva
Yesterday, desperate and alive
El cielo celeste al ras del piso aplasta
The sky blue at ground level crushes
Luces rosas se encienden sobre tu cuna rota
Pink lights turn on over your broken cradle
Luminosidad insaciable de una ciudad insolente
Insatiable luminosity of an insolent city
Ahora
Now
Sedienta, dulce, infantil, infernal y tierna
Thirsty, sweet, childish, infernal and tender
Siempre
Always
Je suis si bien, suis si bien ici
I'm so good, I'm so good here
Que je ne veux plus rentrer à Paris
That I don't want to go back to Paris anymore
Échange Flore contre un Kimi Novak
I'll trade Flore for a Kimi Novak
Bombonera contre le prince des parcs
Bombonera for the prince of parks
Je suis si loin, si loin de chez moi
I'm so far, so far from home
Mais jeune con, je ne comprends pas
But young f*ck, I don't understand
Pourquoi mon cœur s'emballe comme ça
Why my heart races like this
Pourquoi le ciel a des couleurs
Why the sky has colors
Que je ne soupconnais pas
That I didn't suspect
Infernal y tierna
Infernal and tender
Siempre
Always
Sedienta, dulce, infantil
Thirsty, sweet, childish
Luminosidad insaciable
Insatiable luminosity
Buenos aires, ayer, ya
Buenos Aires, yesterday, now
Nubes de cenizas rojas atormentan, la mirada
Clouds of red ashes torment, the gaze
Demente, cansado pero aun despierto
Mad, tired but still awake
Ahora, voy al Kim & Novak
Now, I'm going to Kim & Novak
Me canso, vuelvo, vuelvo a ir
I get tired, I come back, I go again
Ya
Now
Pálidas
Pale
Desatan su violencia cruda
Unleash their raw violence
Noche en Buenos Aires
Night in Buenos Aires
Mi Buenos Aires querido
My beloved Buenos Aires
Mi Buenos Aires querido
My beloved Buenos Aires
Je suis rentré, rentré à Paris
I came back, came back to Paris
Je n'ai plus rien, plus rien à faire ici
I have nothing left, nothing left to do here
Y a pas de Kentucky la nuit
There's no Kentucky at night
Y a pas ma préférée de toutes les filles
And my favorite of all girls isn't here
À treize kilomètres et des poussières
Thirteen kilometers and change
J'ai laissé mon vieux cœur de pierre
I left my old heart of stone
À treize kilomètres et des poussières
Thirteen kilometers and change
J'ai laissé mon vieux cœur de pierre
I left my old heart of stone
Infernal y tierna
Infernal and tender
Siempre
Always
Sedienta, dulce, infantil
Thirsty, sweet, childish
Luminosidad insaciable
Insatiable luminosity
Buenos Aires, ayer, ya
Buenos Aires, yesterday, now
Nubes de cenizas rojas atormentan, la mirada
Clouds of red ashes torment, the gaze
Demente, cansado pero aun despierto
Mad, tired but still awake
Ahora, voy al Kim & Novak
Now, I'm going to Kim & Novak
Me canso, vuelvo, vuelvo a ir
I get tired, I come back, I go again
Ya
Now
Pálidas
Pale
Desatan su violencia cruda
Unleash their raw violence
Noche en Buenos Aires
Night in Buenos Aires
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Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Biolay Benjamin
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cartoneros — cardboard collectors
Cartoneros refers to informal recyclers, often seen in Latin American cities, who collect cardboard and other recyclable materials from the streets to sell.
In the song, Benjamin Biolay paints a vivid picture of Buenos Aires, mentioning "La meute fauve des cartoneros" (The wild pack of cardboard collectors). This word is interesting because it's specific to the urban landscape of Buenos Aires, offering a glimpse into the city's unique culture and social fabric, making it far from a common, everyday word.
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