Pour Une Seconde Lyrics in English by Les Frangines

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pour Une Seconde by Les Frangines from French to English.

One laugh's enough

To hold me back

One look's enough

So you don't see me anymore

One tear's enough

To see a flame

Ignite my eyes

And beg the heavens

I'd give up all the gold and silver

For one second close to you, my child

I'd give up all the gold and silver

For one second close to you, my child

Your steps are enough

To teach me to fly

Your arms are enough

To teach me to love

If they'd told me

That this was life

I don't think I'd have got it

It's so infinite

I'd give up all the gold and silver

For one second close to you, my child

I'd give up all the gold and silver

No, nothing in the world is worth your life, my child

So great his weakness beside my pain

Fragile is his youth, he should remember

If he only knew

A mother's worry

If he only knew

If one day he's a father

I'd give up all the gold and silver

For one second close to you, my child

I'd give up all the gold and silver

No, nothing in the world is worth your life, my child

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implorer — to implore / to beg

Implorer means 'to implore' or 'to beg'. It is a strong verb that conveys deep earnestness and desperation, often used when pleading to a higher power or to someone deeply important.

In the song, the lyrics speak of "Et implorer les cieux", meaning "And beg the heavens", showing a moment of raw vulnerability and desperate hope. The word gives the plea real emotional weight.

“Pour Une Seconde” is a heartfelt lullaby in which Les Frangines give voice to a mother who is astonished by the power her child holds over her. A single laugh can keep her grounded, one little tear can set her eyes ablaze, and the tiniest pair of footsteps teaches her how to soar. Throughout the song she repeats the same vow: she would trade all the gold and silver in the world for just one more second beside her child.

Behind its gentle folk melody lies a powerful celebration of unconditional, self-sacrificing love. The lyrics paint motherhood as both fragile and infinite, filled with worry yet bursting with wonder. By the end, the message rings crystal clear: nothing on Earth is worth more than the life of the one you love.

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