Un Grand Amour Lyrics in English Carla Bruni

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Un Grand Amour by Carla Bruni from French to English.

We can search for love in the eyes we meet

In the skin we touch

In the hollow of silky nights, with open mouths

We must search for love, it's the least we can do, you know

There's nothing else in the world, it's true

And nothing else counts

We can search for love in a thousand and one ways

Quietly in passing

Or else like there's nothing else to do

We must search for love to save our skins from dread

To save our lives from hell

It's carved in stone

But sometimes

A great love comes to us

That sweeps us away with no return, no mercy, no reason

And then there it is, the great love

The one we've always dreamed of

That we always dreamed of

We need love whatever our faces

Whatever our exploits

And whatever our wild escapades

We need love just like we breathe, you know

That's where our miracle is

That's where we tear ourselves apart

Sometimes we love against all hope

With no ace at all

With no chance at all, on our knees

Sometimes we love like castaways, you know

Like the possessed, it's true

That's where our luck is

And sometimes

A great love comes to us

That sweeps us away with no return, no mercy, no reason

And then there it is, the great love

The one we've always dreamed of

That we always dreamed of

When we find love again it's like a blank page

That's left for us to write

Just as we lean in

Look, look

A great love comes to us

That sweeps us away with no return, no mercy, no reason

And then there it is, the great love

The one we've always dreamed of

That we always dreamed of

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Lyrics © MICHEL AMSELLEM, EDITIONS MUSICALES TEOREMA, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Michel Amsellem, Carla Bruni

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inespéré — unhoped for / unexpected

Inespéré means 'unhoped for' or 'unexpected'. It describes something that happens that you didn't dare to hope for, making it a beautiful and poignant word.

In this song, Carla Bruni sings, "C'est là qu'est notre inespéré" (That's where our unhoped-for lies), suggesting that true love is an unexpected gift, a profound and unforeseen joy that we desperately need.

Carla Bruni’s “Un Grand Amour” is a gentle yet irresistible reminder that love is the ultimate quest. The Franco-Italian singer invites us to search for affection in every glance, every touch, and every silky night, because “there is nothing else in the world.” Love keeps fear and despair at bay; it is as necessary as breathing. Bruni paints scenes of longing lovers who, against all odds, chase affection “like castaways,” sometimes with no hope of success, yet still believing.

Then comes the turning point: le grand amour—that once-in-a-lifetime passion that sweeps us away without explanation or mercy. When it arrives, the heart receives a blank page waiting to be filled with a brand-new story. The song celebrates both the everyday search and the unexpected thunderbolt, reminding us that whether we flirt, stumble, or soar, our greatest chance and deepest need remain the same: to love and be loved.

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Carla Bruni Un Grand Amour Lyrics