Les Passerelles Lyrics in English by Florent Pagny
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Passerelles by Florent Pagny from French to English.
Il y a dans des pavillons et des bâtiments
There's in houses and buildings
Cette envie d'union et de continents
This desire for union and for continents
Des rêves de robes blanches, de tunnels sous la manche
Dreams of white dresses, of tunnels under the Channel
Il y a dans les trains qui passent
There's in the trains that pass by
Un rêve, un néant, ce besoin d'espace et de ralliement
A dream, a void, this need for space and for coming together
De monde qui se branche, de tunnels sous la manche
Of a world that connects, of tunnels under the Channel
Si tous les Hommes sont comme des îles
If all people are like islands
Une main tendue est une passerelle
An outstretched hand is a bridge
Un trait d'union entre deux rives
A link between two shores
Un pont tendu entre deux rêves
A bridge extended between two dreams
Si on a tous le même désir
If we all have the same desire
On pourrait construire quelques passerelles
We could build some bridges
Dans un regard, dans un sourire
In a look, in a smile
Un pont tendu entre deux rêves
A bridge extended between two dreams
Il y a dans tous les avions, dans une main d'enfant
There's in all planes, in a child's hand
Ce besoin d'union, d'aller vers les gens
This need for union, to reach out to people
Cette envie d'échange, de tunnels sous la manche
This desire for exchange, of tunnels under the Channel
Il y a là dans ma chanson, comme un battement
There's in my song, like a beat
Un rêve d'unisson, un rêve naïvement
A dream of unison, a dream naively
Un désir qui démange, de tunnels sous la manche
A nagging desire, of tunnels under the Channel
Si tous les Hommes sont comme des îles
If all people are like islands
Une main tendue est une passerelle
An outstretched hand is a bridge
Un trait d'union entre deux rives
A link between two shores
Un pont tendu entre deux rêves
A bridge extended between two dreams
Si on a tous le même désir
If we all have the same desire
On pourrait construire quelques passerelles
We could build some bridges
Dans un regard, dans un sourire
In a look, in a smile
Un pont tendu entre deux rêves
A bridge extended between two dreams
Si tous les Hommes sont comme des iles
If all people are like islands
Une main tendue est une passerelle
An outstretched hand is a bridge
Un trait d'union entre deux rives
A link between two shores
Un pont tendu entre deux rêves
A bridge extended between two dreams
Si on a tous le même désir
If we all have the same desire
On pourrait construire quelques passerelles
We could build some bridges
Dans un regard, dans un sourire
In a look, in a smile
Un pont tendu entre deux rêves
A bridge extended between two dreams
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passerelle — footbridge / bridge / gateway
Passerelle literally translates to "footbridge" or "gangway", but in a broader sense, it can mean a bridge or a gateway. It's a beautiful and evocative word that isn't as common as "pont" (bridge).
In this song, Florent Pagny uses passerelle as a powerful metaphor for connection and unity. He sings, "Une main tendue est une passerelle" (An outstretched hand is a bridge), emphasizing how simple acts of human connection can bridge divides between people, who he describes as "islands".
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