Liberté Lyrics in English Les Frangines

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Liberté by Les Frangines from French to English.
On my school notebooks
On my desk and the trees
On the sand, on the snow
I write your name
On every page I've read
On every blank page
Stone, blood, paper, or ash
I write your name
On the gilded pictures
On the warriors' weapons
On the crowns of kings
I write your name
And by the power of a word
I start my life again
I was born to know you
To name you
And by the power of a word
I start my life again
I was born to know you
To name you
On the fields, on the horizon
On the birds' wings
On the mill of shadows
I write your name
On the froth of the clouds
On the sweat of the storm
On the thick, bland rain
I wrote your name
And by the power of love
I start my life again
I was born to know you
To name you
And by the power of a word
I start my life again
I was born to know you
To name you
Freedom
I was born to know you
Freedom
To name you
Freedom
Freedom
Freedom
I was born to know you
Freedom
To name you
Freedom
To know you
Freedom
Freedom
Freedom
Freedom
Freedom
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SONG MEANING

From school notebooks to the wings of birds, Les Frangines transforms Paul Éluard’s legendary poem into a lively folk anthem. Each line feels like a joyful act of graffiti, as the narrator writes one electrifying word — Liberté — on every surface imaginable: paper, sand, clouds, swords, crowns, and horizons. This growing collage of images shows that the longing for freedom slips past every border and lands wherever human imagination can reach.

Beneath the bright guitars and uplifting harmonies, the song carries a simple yet powerful idea. Repeating the word Liberté is not just an echo; it is a declaration that naming freedom is the first step toward living it. By claiming the right to start life over in the name of love and liberty, the singer invites us to do the same. The result is both a tender love letter and an inspiring call to action, urging listeners to pick up their own invisible pen and write freedom into every corner of their world.

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