Le Secret Lyrics in English by Calogero
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Secret by Calogero from French to English.
Encore une histoire
Another story
A écouter seul avec soi
To listen to alone with oneself
Pour ne pas laisser la vérité se faire avoir
So as not to let the truth be fooled
Encore un sourire acidulé qui survivra
Another bittersweet smile that will survive
Aux cicatrices si mal refermées
The scars so poorly healed
Cachées au fond de moi
Hidden deep inside me
Je sais comment oublier
I know how to forget
Tous les chemins sans espoir
All the hopeless paths
Encore des mensonges
More lies
Pour oublier nos idées noires
To forget our dark thoughts
Et l'ascension des amours brûlés vers l'au-delà
And the ascent of burned loves towards the beyond
Encore une image à effacer de son miroir
Another image to erase from one's mirror
D'un seul geste, d'un seul regard tourné
With a single gesture, with a single turned gaze
Tourné vers autre part
Turned elsewhere
Je sais comment on fait
I know how we do it
Pour se raconter des histoires
To tell ourselves stories
Oh oui je sais je sais comment on fait
Oh yes I know I know how we do it
Pour se noyer de désespoir!
To drown ourselves in despair!
Le mal est fait
The harm is done
Silencieux il reste en moi
Silent, it remains in me
Je ne le regarde pas
I don't look at it
Je garderai le secret
I will keep the secret
Je garderai le secret
I will keep the secret
Quelque part au fond de moi
Somewhere deep inside me
Où personne ne peut l'apercevoir
Where nobody can see it
Je garderai le secret
I will keep the secret
Je garderai le secret
I will keep the secret
Encore un sourire à effacer
Another smile to erase
De la mémoire
From memory
Un regard qu'il faudra éviter
A look that will have to be avoided
Tellement de fois
So many times
Combien de caresses à arracher
How many caresses to tear away
Au souvenir si présent
From the memory so present
De nos corps encore melés
Of our bodies still intertwined
Au souffle de nos voix
To the breath of our voices
Je sais comment on fait
I know how we do it
Pour se raconter des histoires
To tell ourselves stories
Oh oui je sais je sais comment on fait
Oh yes I know I know how we do it
Pour se noyer de désespoir!
To drown ourselves in despair!
Le mal est fait
The harm is done
Silencieux il reste en moi
Silent, it remains in me
Je ne le regarde pas
I don't look at it
Je garderai le secret
I will keep the secret
Je garderai le secret
I will keep the secret
Quelque part au fond de moi
Somewhere deep inside me
Où personne ne peut l'apercevoir
Where nobody can see it
Je garderai le secret
I will keep the secret
Je garderai le secret
I will keep the secret
Le survivant ne dit jamais
The survivor never says
Les secrets qui l'abritent des courants
The secrets that shelter him from the currents
Il fait semblant de ne pas se douter du danger
He pretends not to suspect the danger
Quand il le pressent
When he senses it
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acidulé — tart / tangy
Acidulé literally means "tart" or "tangy," often used to describe a flavor. It's an interesting word because it's not commonly found in song lyrics, especially in this context.
In "Le Secret," Calogero uses it metaphorically to describe a "sourire acidulé" (a tart smile). This suggests a smile that might seem sweet on the surface but carries an underlying bitterness, irony, or a hint of pain, making it a unique and evocative image in the song.
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