L'Âme Des Poètes Lyrics in English Charles Trenet
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song L'Âme Des Poètes by Charles Trenet from French to English.
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Longtemps, longtemps, longtemps
Long, long, long
Après que les poètes ont disparu
After the poets have disappeared
Leurs chansons courent encore dans les rues
Their songs still run through the streets
La foule les chante un peu distraite
The crowd sings them a little distracted
En ignorant le nom de l'auteur
Ignoring the author's name
Sans savoir pour qui battait leur cœur
Without knowing who their heart beat for
Parfois on change un mot, une phrase
Sometimes we change a word, a sentence
Et quand on est à court d'idées
And when we run out of ideas
On fait la la la la la la
We go la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Longtemps, longtemps, longtemps
Long, long, long
Après que les poètes ont disparu
After the poets have disappeared
Leurs chansons courent encore dans les rues
Their songs still run through the streets
Un jour, peut-être, bien après moi
One day, perhaps, long after me
Un jour on chantera
One day we will sing
Cet air pour bercer un chagrin
This air to cradle a sorrow
Ou quelqu'heureux destin
Or some happy destiny
Fera-t-il vivre un vieux mendiant
Will he keep an old beggar alive
Ou dormir un enfant
Where to sleep a child
Tournera-t-il au bord de l'eau
Will it turn at the water's edge
Au printemps sur un phono
In spring on a phonograph
Longtemps, longtemps, longtemps
Long, long, long
Après que les poètes ont disparu
After the poets have disappeared
Leur âme légère et leurs chansons
Their light soul and their songs
Qui rendent gais, qui rendent tristes
Who make you happy, who make you sad
Filles et garçons
Girls and boys
Bourgeois, artistes
Bourgeois, artists
Ou vagabonds
Or wanderers
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