Icare Lyrics in English Daniel Lavoie , Laurent Guardo
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Icare by Daniel Lavoie from French to English.
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Le roi Minos refusa d'immoler un jeune taureau promis
King Minos refused to sacrifice a promised young bull
A Poséidon, dieu des poissons
To Poseidon, god of fish
Le dieu irrité se vengea sur l'épouse
The angry god took revenge on the wife
Et lui inspira la passion pour le bestiau en question
And inspired him with a passion for the beast in question
Tu n'as voulu sacrifier la bête
You didn't want to sacrifice the beast
Alors à la bête ta femme s'est unie
So your wife united with the beast
De l'étreinte animale le Minotaure naquit
From the animal embrace the Minotaur was born
Quatorze innocents tu sacrifieras pour lui
Fourteen innocents you will sacrifice for him
Minor presse Dédale de construire le labyrinthe
Minor urges Daedalus to build the labyrinth
Pour y enfermer la bête, dissoudre cette fable
To lock up the beast, dissolve this fable
Captif en ces murs, le Minotaure s'abreuve
Captive within these walls, the Minotaur drinks
Du sang des innocents immolés chaque neuf ans
Blood of the innocent immolated every nine years
La belle Ariane, fille de Minos avait donné son coeur
The beautiful Ariadne, daughter of Minos, had given her heart
Au jeune Thésée qui venait d'ailleurs
To young Theseus who came from elsewhere
Pour le guider sans frapper un os
To guide him without hitting a bone
Elle demande à Dédale les plans secrets du labyrinthe
She asks Daedalus for the secret plans of the labyrinth
Thésée avec rage libéra les otages
Theseus with rage freed the hostages
Il fit cadeau de la mort au sanguinaire Minotaure
He gave death to the bloodthirsty Minotaur
Minos en colère se venge sur Dédale et sur son fils Icare
Angry Minos takes revenge on Daedalus and his son Icarus
Il les enferme dans le labyrinthe
He locks them in the labyrinth
Prisonnier de son oeuvre, Dédale ne s'avoue vaincu
Prisoner of his work, Daedalus does not admit defeat
Car par la voie du ciel il connaît son salut
For by the way of heaven he knows his salvation
Avec plumes et cire, Dédale construit des ailes
With feathers and wax, Daedalus builds wings
Qui en quelques battements les tirent vers le ciel
Which in a few beats pulls them towards the sky
Icare, mon fils, ne vole pas trop haut
Icarus, my son, don't fly too high
Car brûlerait tes ailes la chaleur du soleil
Because the heat of the sun would burn your wings
Ivre de liberté, Icare ne freine sa montée
Drunk with freedom, Icarus does not slow down his rise
Il laisse le vent du ciel caresser ses ailes
He lets the wind from heaven caress his wings
Libéré du poids de l'être enfin il se sent vivre
Freed from the weight of being, he finally feels alive
De cette ascension celeste son âme s'enivre
With this celestial ascension his soul is intoxicated
Dans son interminable chute, Icare frôle son père
In his endless fall, Icarus brushes against his father
Qui ravala ses larmes, impuissant et amer
Who swallowed his tears, helpless and bitter
La mer ouvrit son flanc pour lui donner la mort
The sea opened its side to give him death
Puis se referma sur lui sans regret sans remords
Then closed on him without regret without remorse
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