Le Portrait Lyrics in English by Calogero
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Portrait by Calogero from French to English.
Il mélange au fond de sa tasse
He mixes at the bottom of his cup
Du miel
Of honey
Il regarde par le vasistas
He looks through the skylight
Le ciel
The sky
A chaque fois que passe un avion
Every time a plane passes
Il se dit que c'est peut-être elle
He thinks maybe it's her
Qui passe au-dessus de sa maison
Who passes over his house
On lui a dit qu'elle était au ciel
She was told she was in heaven
Il rêve couché sur un parquet
He dreams lying on a parquet floor
Dans les bras de sa mère
In his mother's arms
Dessinée à la craie
Drawn in chalk
Tous les soirs en secret
Every night in secret
Ce dessin il le fait
This drawing he does
Trait pour trait
Feature by feature
À partir d'un portrait
From a portrait
Il rêve couché sur un parquet
He dreams lying on a parquet floor
Dans les bras de sa mère
In his mother's arms
Dessinée à la craie
Drawn in chalk
Tous les soirs en secret
Every night in secret
Ce dessin il le fait
This drawing he does
Trait pour trait
Feature by feature
À partir d'un portrait
From a portrait
Perdu au fond de sa classe
Lost at the back of his class
Il s'emmêle
He gets tangled
Il se débat avec le coriace
He struggles with the tough
Pluriel
Plural
Puis il explique à sa maitresse
Then he explains to his mistress
Pourquoi 'parent' ne prend pas d''s'
Why 'parent' doesn't take an 's'
Des câlins il en voudrait tellement
He wants cuddles so much
Ne serait-ce qu'un par an
Even if it's just one a year
Il rêve couché sur un parquet
He dreams lying on a parquet floor
Dans les bras de sa mère
In his mother's arms
Dessinée à la craie
Drawn in chalk
Tous les soirs en secret
Every night in secret
Ce dessin il le fait
This drawing he does
Trait pour trait
Feature by feature
À partir d'un portrait
From a portrait
Il rêve couché sur un parquet
He dreams lying on a parquet floor
Dans les bras de sa mère
In his mother's arms
Dessinée à la craie
Drawn in chalk
Tous les soirs en secret
Every night in secret
Ce dessin il le fait
This drawing he does
Trait pour trait
Feature by feature
À partir d'un portrait
From a portrait
Il rêve couché sur un parquet
He dreams lying on a parquet floor
Dans les bras de sa mère
In his mother's arms
Dessinée à la craie
Drawn in chalk
Tous les soirs en secret
Every night in secret
Ce dessin il le fait
This drawing he does
Trait pour trait
Feature by feature
À partir d'un portrait
From a portrait
Trait pour trait
Feature by feature
À partir d'un portrait
From a portrait
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Paul Ecole, Maurici Gioacchino, Calogero
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"Le Portrait" by Calogero tells the poignant story of a young boy who yearns for the presence of his mother, who has passed away. Through the lyrics, we see the boy's longing for his mother's embrace, as he dreams of her every night and draws her portrait in secret. The song captures the innocence and vulnerability of a child grappling with loss and the desire for love and connection. Calogero's emotive vocals and the heartfelt lyrics create a moving narrative that resonates with listeners, evoking feelings of nostalgia and longing.
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