Que Sont Devenues Les Fleurs Lyrics in English by Dalida
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Que Sont Devenues Les Fleurs by Dalida from Italian to English.
Que sont devenues les fleurs du temps qui passe?
What became of the flowers of passing time?
Que sont devenues les fleurs du temps passé?
What became of the flowers of time gone by?
Les filles les ont coupées, elles en ont fait des bouquets
The girls cut them, they made them into bouquets
Apprendrons-nous un jour? Apprendrons-nous jamais?
Will we learn one day? Will we never learn?
Que sont devenues les filles du temps qui passe?
What became of the girls of passing time?
Que sont devenues les filles du temps passé?
What became of the girls of time gone by?
Elles ont donné leurs bouquets aux gars qu'elles rencontraient
They gave their bouquets to the guys they met
Apprendrons-nous un jour? Apprendrons-nous jamais?
Will we learn one day? Will we never learn?
Que sont devenus les gars du temps qui passe?
What became of the guys of passing time?
Que sont devenus les gars du temps passé?
What became of the guys of time gone by?
À la guerre ils sont allés, à la guerre ils sont tombés
To war they went, in war they fell
Apprendrons-nous un jour? Apprendrons-nous jamais?
Will we learn one day? Will we never learn?
Que sont devenues les fleurs du temps qui passe?
What became of the flowers of passing time?
Que sont devenues les fleurs du temps passé?
What became of the flowers of time gone by?
Sur les tombes elles ont poussées, d'autres filles vont les couper
On the graves they grew, other girls will cut them
Apprendrons-nous un jour? Apprendrons-nous jamais?
Will we learn one day? Will we never learn?
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Peter Seeger
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devenues — become
Devenues is the past participle of the verb devenir, meaning "to become." While "become" is a common word, its use here in the context of things that were and are no longer is particularly poignant.
The song repeatedly asks, "Que sont devenues les fleurs?" (What have the flowers become?), "Que sont devenues les filles?" (What have the girls become?), and "Que sont devenus les gars?" (What have the guys become?). This repetition emphasizes the transient nature of life, beauty, and even war, making devenues a central and thought-provoking word that drives the song's melancholic reflection on time and loss.
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