Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Voyages by Bernard Lavilliers from French to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Voyages, il y a ce qu'on fait
Travel, there's what we do
Et ce qu'on imagine
And what we imagine
Voyages, ratés ou merveilleux
Travel, failed or wonderful
Et toujours anonymes
And always anonymous
Toujours, toujours plus loin on va
Always, always further we go
On va vers l'origine
We go to the origin
Toujours vers le danger d'ailleurs
Always towards danger elsewhere
Enfin on l'imagine
Finally we imagine it
Partir quand le soleil se lève
Leaving when the sun rises
Courir, aussi vite qu'on rêve
Run, as fast as you dream
Sentir que la vie se retire encore
Feeling that life is still withdrawing
Savoir que leur vie se ressemble
Know that their lives are the same
Comme les banlieues brouillées
Like the blurred suburbs
Voyage, le cœur abandonné
Journey, the abandoned heart
Sous cette pluie d'exil
Under this rain of exile
Voyages, ces visages inconnus
Travel, these unknown faces
Sous l'asphalte divine
Under the divine asphalt
Ces millions d'êtres humains
These millions of human beings
Qui se croisent et s'égarent
Who cross and go astray
Vers quel destin fragile, vers quelle toison d'or
To what fragile destiny, to which golden fleece
Partir quand le soleil se lève
Leaving when the sun rises
Courir, aussi vite qu'on rêve
Run, as fast as you dream
Sentir que la vie se retire encore
Feeling that life is still withdrawing
Savoir que leur vie se ressemble
Know that their lives are the same
Comme les banlieues brouillées
Like the blurred suburbs
Regarde, dans le ciel découpé
Look, in the cut sky
C'est comme les murs noircis
It's like blackened walls
Regarde, ces millions de fenêtres
Look, those millions of windows
Inquiètes sur la nuit
Worried about the night
Partir quand le soleil se lève
Leaving when the sun rises
Courir, aussi vite qu'on rêve
Run, as fast as you dream
Sentir que la vie se retire encore
Feeling that life is still withdrawing
Savoir que leur vie se ressemble
Know that their lives are the same
Partir quand le soleil se lève
Leaving when the sun rises
Courir, aussi vite qu'on rêve
Run, as fast as you dream
Sentir que la vie se retire encore
Feeling that life is still withdrawing
Savoir que leur vie se ressemble
Know that their lives are the same
Comme les banlieues brouillées
Like the blurred suburbs
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