Jeanne Lyrics in English Laurent Voulzy

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Jeanne by Laurent Voulzy from French to English.
Jeanne
At last I'm gonna tell you
How I sigh
You're so far, so far from here
Centuries stand between us
And my heart gets lost
A subtle love has taken it
And I sing my sorrow
Far from the one I love
A soul full of melancholy
And I sing my sorrow
Far from the one I love
A soul full of melancholy
Jeanne
I'd have loved to please you
And I despair
To come one night to your knees
You're only an image
Lost in the ages
And I'm lost in love with you
And I sing my sorrow
Far from the one I love
A soul full of melancholy
And I sing my sorrow
Far from the one I love
A soul full of melancholy
Jeanne
If life is a dream
That love lifts
Pressed to you, Jeanne, in the sleeping wood
You'd take my life
I'd take your hand
We'd go to bed like lovers
And I sing my sorrow
Far from the one I love
A soul full of melancholy
And I sing my sorrow
Far from the one I love
A soul full of melancholy
Jeanne
Jeanne
You're only an image
Lost in the ages
And I sing my sorrow
Far from the one I love
A soul full of melancholy
And I sing my sorrow
Far from the one I love
A soul full of melancholy
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SONG MEANING

Laurent Voulzy’s “Jeanne” feels like a love letter sent through a time tunnel. The singer addresses an unreachable muse who lives centuries away, confessing that the distance of ages leaves his heart wandering in bittersweet nostalgia. He pictures Jeanne as a beautiful image “perdue dans les âges” (lost in the ages), yet his emotions are very present: yearning, melancholy, and an almost fairy-tale hope that love can leap across history.

The lyrics read like a romantic daydream: he imagines kneeling at Jeanne’s feet, sharing a stolen night “comme des amants,” and even offering his life for one touch of her hand. Each chorus repeats his sorrow at being “loin de celle que j’aime” (far from the one I love), turning the song into a gentle lament wrapped in dreamy guitar and soft vocals. In short, “Jeanne” is a poetic blend of time-travel fantasy and heartfelt longing, perfect for anyone who has ever loved someone unattainable and kept singing about it anyway.

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