Sur La Route Lyrics in English by Calogero, Raphaël
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Sur La Route by Calogero from French to English.
Sur la route, sur la route, sur la route
On the road, on the road, on the road
Sur la mappemonde à vol d'oiseau
On the world map from a bird's eye view
On se dit qu'on peut gagner gros
We tell ourselves we can win big
Qu'on a le ciel dans une goutte d'eau
That we have the sky in a drop of water
On cherche tous un bon destin
We all look for a good destiny
La vie s'écoule entre nos mains
Life slips through our hands
La joie la peine notre chemin
Joy, sorrow, our path
Traverser la vie sans billet de train
To cross life without a train ticket
Traverser la vie sans billet de train
To cross life without a train ticket
Sur la route, sur la route
On the road, on the road
La solitude la mauvaiseté
Solitude, wickedness
Ça fait rêver la liberté
That makes us dream of freedom
Jurer qu'on ne s'ennuiera pas
To swear we won't get bored
Quand on aura du bien, tu vois
When we have good things, you see
Et ce bonheur qui nous traverse
And this happiness that runs through us
Pour un simple morceau de pain
For a simple piece of bread
Si tu as faim prends le mien
If you're hungry, take mine
Sur la route, sur la route, sur la route, sur la route
On the road, on the road, on the road, on the road
Si c'est pas l'Amérique
If it's not America
Ça y ressemble bien
It certainly looks like it
Sur la route, sur la route, sur la route, sur la route
On the road, on the road, on the road, on the road
Des fois j'aimerais être un oiseau
Sometimes I'd like to be a bird
Pour pouvoir cracher de plus haut
To be able to spit from higher up
Voir les maisons et les campagnes
To see the houses and the countryside
Et mieux leur tourner le dos
And better turn my back on them
On ira vendre nos sacs de roses
We'll go sell our bags of roses
On prendra le train du matin
We'll take the morning train
Sur tous les murs y aura écrit
On all the walls there will be written
De la justice pas la vengeance
Justice, not vengeance
De la justice pas la vengeance
Justice, not vengeance
Sur la route, sur la route, sur la route, sur la route
On the road, on the road, on the road, on the road
Sur la route, sur la route, sur la route
On the road, on the road, on the road
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Corine Marienneau, Jean-Louis Aubert, Louis Laurent Bertignac, Richard Kolinka
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mappemonde — world map
Mappemonde literally translates to "world map". It's a more formal and less common word for a world map than simply "carte du monde", making it stand out.
In the song, it evokes a sense of vastness and possibility, as the lyrics mention being "sur la mappemonde à vol d'oiseau" (on the world map from a bird's eye view), suggesting a broad perspective on life's journey and ambitions.
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