Le Torrent Lyrics in English by Dalida
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Torrent by Dalida from Italian to English.
Comme un torrent qui vient tout droit
Like a torrent that comes straight
De la montagne
From the mountain
Et qui s'enfuit en bondissant parmi les champs
And which flees, bounding among the fields
Découvrant dans la campagne
Discovering in the countryside
Toutes les fleurs du printemps
All the flowers of spring
Mon cœur tout neuf est descendu
My brand new heart has descended
Parmi la ville
Into the city
Gonflé d'amour et de bonheur à partager
Swollen with love and happiness to share
Mais mon âme est moins tranquille
But my soul is less peaceful
Depuis que j'ai tout quitté
Since I left everything
Là-haut tout est lumière
Up there everything is light
En bas tout est chimère
Down here everything is a chimera
Mais le torrent oubli bien vite
But the torrent quickly forgets
Sa montagne
Its mountain
Et comme lui suivant mon destin je descends
And like it, following my destiny, I descend
Et de colline en campagne
And from hill to countryside
J'ai perdu mon cœur d'enfant
I lost my child's heart
Mes yeux tout neufs t'ont rencontré
My brand new eyes met you
Parmi la ville
Into the city
Et sans savoir ils t'ont donné leur liberté
And unknowingly they gave you their freedom
La rivière s'en va tranquille
The river goes on peacefully
Mais moi j'ai voulu rester
But I wanted to stay
Pourtant souvent je pense
Yet often I think
Au ciel de mon enfance
Of the sky of my childhood
Ce soir tu vois je me retrouve la vie douce
Tonight, you see, I find myself with a sweet life
Vivre avec toi dans la clarté de mes vingt ans
Living with you in the clarity of my twenty years
Et remonte vers la source
And goes back up towards the source
D'où jaillissent les printemps
From where springs gush forth
Dans le silence
In the silence
Des sapins blanc
Of the white fir trees
Tu connaîtras près du torrent
You will know near the torrent
Mon cœur d'enfant
My child's heart
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Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Carlo Mariani, Pasquale Caliman, Pierre Delanoe, Pierre Havet
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chimère — chimera / illusion
Chimère translates to "chimera" or "illusion". It's a word with a rich, almost mythical quality, referring to a fantastic dream or an impossible hope.
In the song, Dalida contrasts the "lumière" (light) of the mountains with the "chimère" of the city, suggesting that urban life is full of illusions and false promises. This word adds a poetic depth to the lyrics, highlighting the disillusionment that can come with leaving behind a simpler, more authentic existence.
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