La Chambre Vide Lyrics in English by Carla Bruni
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Chambre Vide by Carla Bruni from French to English.
Au bout du couloir
At the end of the corridor
Quand tombe le soir
When evening falls
Se pose sur ma vie
Settles on my life
Ton départ
Your departure
Si vite est passé
So quickly passed
Le temps des doux baisers
The time of sweet kisses
Égaré
Lost
Le temps des dents de lait
The time of milk teeth
Oublié
Forgotten
Mais dans
But in
Dans ta chambre, je vais m'asseoir
In your room, I'm going to sit down
Pour dévisager la vie
To stare at life
Et sa gueule de désespoir
And its face of despair
Et même si
And even if
On n'revient pas en arrière
We don't go back
Je range un peu nos souvenirs
I tidy up our memories a bit
Posés là sur l'étagère
Placed there on the shelf
Rien ne restera
Nothing will remain
De ce tas de bonheurs
Of this pile of joys
De tracas
Of worries
De ce tas de frayeurs
Of this pile of fears
De combats
Of struggles
Mais dans
But in
Et dans ta chambre, je vais m'asseoir
And in your room, I'm going to sit down
Comme si tu étais toujours là
As if you were still there
Et j'te raconte une histoire
And I'll tell you a story
Alors choisis
So choose
Dis-moi celle que tu préfères
Tell me the one you prefer
Veux-tu celle du dinosaure
Do you want the one about the dinosaur
Ou bien celle de la sorcière?
Or the one about the witch?
Au bout du couloir
At the end of the corridor
Se pose sur ma vie, ton départ
Settles on my life, your departure
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dévisager — to stare at / to scrutinize
Dévisager means 'to stare at' or 'to scrutinize someone's face'. It's a more intense and often less polite way of looking than simply 'regarder' (to look).
In the song, Carla Bruni sings, "Pour dévisager la vie / Et sa gueule de désespoir" (To scrutinize life / And its face of despair). This powerful verb conveys a deep, almost confrontational gaze at life's difficulties, making it a striking and memorable choice.
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