Voir Lyrics in English Jacques Brel
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Voir by Jacques Brel from French to English.
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Voir la rivière gelée
See the frozen river
Vouloir être un printemps
Wanting to be a spring
Voir la terre brûlée
See the scorched earth
Et semer en chantant
And sow by singing
Voir que l'on a vingt ans
See that you're twenty years old
Vouloir les consumer
Wanting to consume them
Voir passer un croquant
See a crunch
Et tenter de l'aimer
And try to love it
Voir une barricade
See a barricade
Et la vouloir défendre
And want to defend her
Voir périr l'embuscade
See the ambush perish
Et puis ne pas se rendre
And then don't surrender
Voir le gris des faubourgs
See the grey of the suburbs
Vouloir être renoir
Wanting to be renounced
Voir l'ennemi de toujours
See the enemy forever
Et fermer sa mémoire
And close his memory
Voir que l'on va vieillir
Seeing that we're getting older
Et vouloir commencer
And wanting to start
Voir un amour fleurir
Seeing a love blossom
Et s'y vouloir brûler
And wanting to burn it
Voir la peur inutile
See unnecessary fear
La laisser aux crapauds
Leave it to toads
Voir que l'on est fragile
Seeing that you're fragile
Et chanter à nouveau
And sing again
Voilà ce que je vois
That's what I see
Voilà ce que je veux
That's what I want
Depuis que je te vois
Ever since I saw you
Depuis que je te veux
Since I've wanted you
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Lyrics © WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
Jacques Brel
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