Moi, Je Sais Lyrics in English by Gilbert Bécaud
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Moi, Je Sais by Gilbert Bécaud from French to English.
J'avais un seul ami
I had only one friend
Et on me l'a tué
And he was killed
Il était plus que lui
He was more than himself
Il était un peu moi
He was a bit of me
Je crois qu'en le tuant
I believe that by killing him
On m'a aussi tué
I was also killed
Et je pleure la nuit
And I cry at night
Mais on ne le sait pas
But nobody knows it
C'était mon copain
He was my buddy
C'était mon ami
He was my friend
Pauvre vieux copain
Poor old buddy
De mon humble pays
From my humble country
Je revois son visage
I see his face again
Au regard généreux
With a generous gaze
Nous avions le même âge
We were the same age
Et nous étions heureux
And we were happy
Ami, mon pauvre ami
Friend, my poor friend
Reverrai-je jamais
Will I ever see again
Ton sourire gentil
Your kind smile
Parmi l'immensité?
Amidst the immensity?
C'était mon copain
He was my buddy
C'était mon ami
He was my friend
J'écoute la ballade
I listen to the ballad
De la Mort, de la Vie
Of Death, of Life
Le vent de la frontière
The wind from the border
Veut consoler mes pleurs
Wants to console my tears
Mais l'eau de la rivière
But the river water
A d'étranges couleurs
Has strange colors
Cependant dans les bois
However, in the woods
Un mystérieux concert
A mysterious concert
M'a dit qu'il faut garder
Told me that one must keep
L'espoir à tout jamais
Hope forever
Car ceux qui ont bâti
For those who built
Ensemble un univers
A universe together
Se retrouveront tous
Will all find each other again
Puisqu'ils l'ont mérité
Since they deserved it
O mon vieux camarade
Oh my old comrade
Mon copain, mon ami
My buddy, my friend
Parmi les terres froides
Among the cold lands
Je te parle la nuit
I speak to you at night
Et ton pesant silence
And your heavy silence
Est un mal si cruel
Is a pain so cruel
Que j'entends ta présence
That I hear your presence
Parfois au fond du ciel
Sometimes deep in the sky
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immensité — immensity
Immensité translates to "immensity" or "vastness". It's a beautiful and evocative word that paints a picture of something boundless and overwhelming.
In the context of the song, the narrator, grieving the loss of a friend, wonders if he will ever see his friend's kind smile "parmi l'immensité" (amongst the immensity). This use of the word suggests the vast, perhaps lonely, expanse of the world or even the afterlife, making the friend's absence feel even more profound and the hope of reunion more poignant.
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