Les Marquises Lyrics in English Jacques Brel
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Marquises by Jacques Brel from French to English.
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Ils parlent de la mort
They talk about death
Comme tu parles d'un fruit
Like you talk about a fruit
Ils regardent la mer
They look at the sea
Comme tu regardes un puits
As you look at a well
Les femmes sont lascives
Women are lascivious
Au soleil redouté
In the dreaded sun
Et s'il n'y a pas d'hiver
And if there is no winter
Cela n'est pas l'été
It's not summer
La pluie est traversière
The rain is through
Elle bat de grain en grain
It beats from grain to grain
Quelques vieux chevaux blancs
Some old white horses
Qui fredonnent Gauguin
Who hum Gauguin
Et par manque de brise
And for lack of breeze
Le temps s'immobilise
Time stands still
Aux Marquises
In the Marquesas
Du soir, montent des feux
In the evening, fires go up
Et des points de silence
And points of silence
Qui vont, s'élargissant
Who go, widening
Et la lune s'avance
And the moon is coming
Et la mer se déchire
And the sea is torn apart
Infiniment brisée
infinitely broken
Par des rochers qui prirent
By rocks that took
Des prénoms affolés
Crazy first names
Et puis, plus loin, des chiens
And then, further, dogs
Des chants de repentance
songs of repentance
Et quelques pas de deux
And a few pas de deux
Et quelques pas de danse
And a few dance steps
Et la nuit est soumise
And the night is submissive
Et l'alizé se brise
And the trade wind breaks
Aux Marquises
In the Marquesas
Le rire est dans le cœur
Laughter is in the heart
Le mot dans le regard
The word in the eye
Le cœur est voyageur
The heart is a traveler
L'avenir est au hasard
The future is random
Et passent des cocotiers
And pass coconut trees
Qui écrivent des chants d'amour
Who write songs of love
Que les sœurs d'alentour
That the sisters around
Ignorent d'ignorer
Ignore to ignore
Les pirogues s'en vont
The canoes leave
Les pirogues s'en viennent
The canoes are coming
Et mes souvenirs deviennent
And my memories become
Ce que les vieux en font
What old people do
Veux-tu que je te dise?
Do you want me to tell you?
Gémir n'est pas de mise
Moaning is out of place
Aux Marquises
In the Marquesas
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