L'oiseau Et L'enfant Lyrics in English Kids United

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song L'oiseau Et L'enfant by Kids United from French to English.
Like a child with eyes of light
Who sees the birds pass far off
Like the blue bird flying over the earth
See how the world, the world is beautiful
Beautiful the boat dancing on the waves
Drunk on life, on love and wind
Lovely the newborn song of the waves
Abandoned to the white sand
White the innocent, the poet's blood
Who, singing, invents love
So life can dress up for a party
And night turns into day
Day of a life where dawn rises
To wake the city with heavy eyes
Where mornings pluck the dreams
To give us a world of love
Love is you
Love is me
The bird is you
The child is me
I'm only a girl of the shadows
Who sees the evening star shine
You, my star who weaves my circle
Come light up my black sun
Black the misery, the men and the war
Who think they hold the reins of time
Land of love has no border
For those who have a child's heart
Like a child with eyes of light
Who sees the birds pass far off
Like the blue bird flying over the earth
We'll find that world of love
Love is you
Love is me
The bird is you
The child is me
Like a child with eyes of light
Who sees the birds pass far off
Like the blue bird flying over the earth
See how the world, the world is beautiful
Beautiful the boat dancing on the waves
Drunk on life, on love and wind
Lovely the newborn song of the waves
See how the world, the world is beautiful
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SONG MEANING

L'oiseau Et L'enfant invites you to soar above the everyday world with the innocent eyes of a child and the free wings of a blue bird. Through vivid pictures — a boat dancing on the waves, a newborn melody rising from the sea, a poet painting life with love — the song reminds us that the planet is bursting with color and wonder when we choose to look at it with curiosity. Every image sparkles with hope: dawn wakes a sleepy city, morning strips away our old dreams to make room for new ones, and the refrain cheers that “love is you, love is me.”

Yet the lyrics also acknowledge shadows: poverty, war, and “black suns” that dim our days. Instead of giving in to them, the singer calls on l’oiseau (the bird) and l’enfant (the child) within each of us to keep believing. Love has no borders, and anyone who guards a childlike heart can help build a world filled with compassion. In other words, the song is a poetic anthem of optimism, urging us to trade fear for wonder, night for day, and indifference for the boundless flight of love.

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