Leïla et les chasseurs Lyrics in English Francis Cabrel

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Leïla et les chasseurs by Francis Cabrel from French to English.
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Leïla si tu savais les yeux qu'elle a
Leila if you knew the eyes she had
Quand elle voit s'approcher les chasseurs…
When she sees the hunters approaching..
Pas la peine de mentir
You don't have to lie
Leïla sait ce que veut dire
Leila knows what it means
Ce feu sous les paupières blanches
This fire under the white eyelids
Qui fixe le dessous de ses hanches
Who stares at the underside of her hips
Ces mots humides de pluie
These wet words of rain
Qui meurent aussitôt dits
Who die immediately said
Ces corps tendus immobiles
These bodies stretched still
Après les éclairs faciles
After the easy flashes
Leïla, elle les connaît trop
Leila, she knows them too well
Faux nez et faux numéros
False nose and fake numbers
Même parterre même morts
Even even dead on the floor
Et quand même les plus forts
And still the strongest
Leurs phrases pleines de détours
Their phrases full of detours
Qui craignent la lumière du jour
Fearing the light of day
Ils cachent tous quelque chose
They're all hiding something
Ils chassent tous quelque chose
They're all hunting something
Leïla, si tu savais…
Leila, if you knew..
Y'a ceux qui pleurent de joie
There are those who weep with joy
En ajoutant une croix
By adding a cross
Ceux qui l'aiment à tout jamais
Those who love him forever
Et qui ont un avion juste après
And who have a plane right after
Ceux qui ont des barques sur la seine
Those who have boats on the seine
'trop loin pour que je t'y emmène'
'Too far for me to take you'
Ceux qui ont de l'or plein les châteaux
Those who have gold full castles
Ceux qui ont des ports plein de bateaux
Those with ports full of boats
Ils parlent tellement fort
They speak so loudly
Ils sont tellement nombreux
There are so many of them
Qu'un soir de fatigue elle s'endort
That on a tired evening she falls asleep
Contre la peau de l'un d'eux
Against the skin of one of them
Pour peu qu'il soit d'une autre sorte
As long as it's of a different kind
Un peu moins menteur que les autres
A little less liar than the others
Elle aura le gris du matin
She'll have the morning gray
Et les fleurs du papier peint
And the flowers of the wallpaper
Leïla, si tu savais…
Leila, if you knew..
Leïla n'y peut pas grand chose
Leila can't do much about it
Si elle a la fraîcheur des roses
If it has the freshness of roses
Elle est la cible de vos flèches
She's the target of your arrows
Mais c'est pas vous qu'elle cherche
But it's not you she's looking for
Elle rêve d'un fragile, d'un fou
She dreams of a fragile, a madman
Qui l'embrasse au quinzième rendez-vous
Who kisses her at the fifteenth appointment
Qui tremble en lui prenant la main
Who trembles by taking his hand
Et surtout qui ne dise rien
And above all who doesn't say anything
Leïla, elle les connaît trop…
Leila, she knows them too much..
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