Liberté Lyrics in English Carla Bruni
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Liberté by Carla Bruni from French to English.
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Elle a mis des feuilles à ses branches
She put leaves on her branches
Elle a mis des voiles à son mat
She put sails on her mast
Enfilé ses plus jolis bas
Slipped on her prettiest stockings
Brûlé ses habits du dimanche
Burned her Sunday clothes
Elle a regardé l'existence
She watched existence
Tous ces souvenirs entassés
All those memories piled up
Dans son cœur comme des cendres
In her heart like ashes
Tous ces rêves à demi-fanés
All those half-withered dreams
Alors elle a murmuré
Then she whispered
'Liberté liberté liberté
'Freedom freedom freedom
Ouuuh
Ouuuh
Liberté tu dois bien exister'
Freedom, you must exist'
Oui on l'entendit murmurer
Yes, we heard her whisper
'Liberté liberté liberté
'Freedom freedom freedom
Ouuuh
Ouuuh
Liberté tu dois bien exister'
Freedom, you must exist'
Il s'est fait un royaume étrange
He made himself a strange kingdom
Entre le mur et le caniveau
Between the wall and the gutter
A l'abri d'un kiosque à journaux
Sheltered by a newsstand
Il a choisi sa résidence
He chose his residence
Il n'a pas connu de vendange
He never knew a harvest
Ni de douceur au fil de l'eau
Nor the sweetness along the water
La cruauté l'indifférence
Cruelty and indifference
Se sont penchées sur son berceau
Bent over his cradle
Mais on l'entend murmurer
But we hear him whisper
'Liberté liberté liberté
'Freedom freedom freedom
Ouuuuh
Ouuuuh
Liberté tu dois bien exister'
Freedom, you must exist'
Oui on l'entend murmurer
Yes, we hear him whisper
'Liberté liberté liberté
'Freedom freedom freedom
Ouuuh
Ouuuh
Liberté tu dois bien exister'
Freedom, you must exist'
On peut l'ajuster à ses hanches
We can adjust it to our hips
S'en envelopper comme d'un manteau
Wrap ourselves in it like a coat
La porter à même la peau
Wear it against our skin
Bien au chaud sur son ventre
Warm on our belly
Nichée dans son dos
Nestled in our back
On peut se la jouer carte blanche
We can play it as a blank slate
La brandir tout comme un drapeau
Wave it like a flag
On peut la glisser dans sa manche
We can slip it into our sleeve
La cacher sous ses jupes
Hide it under our skirts
Pour en faire son crédeau
To make it our mantra
A chacun sa fleur où ça flanche
To each their flower where it wilts
A chacun son tout premier mot
To each their very first word
A chacun sa cave et sa grange
To each their cellar and barn
A chacun sa rue son bistrot
To each their street, their bar
A chacun son âme de faillance
To each their soul of flaws
A chacun son ombre au tableau
To each their shadow on the picture
A chacun ses trois pas de danse
To each their three dance steps
A chacun son genre de tombeau
To each their kind of tomb
Mais il nous reste à rêver
But we still have dreaming left
'Liberté liberté liberté
'Freedom freedom freedom
Ouuuh
Ouuuh
Liberté tu dois bien exister'
Freedom, you must exist'
Oui il nous reste à rêver
Yes, we still have dreaming left
'Liberté liberté liberté
'Freedom freedom freedom
Ouuuh
Ouuuh
Liberté tu dois bien exister'
Freedom, you must exist'
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