Le Réveil Lyrics in English by Oxmo Puccino
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Réveil by Oxmo Puccino from French to English.
(Ah, fait froid)
Ah, it's cold
C'est le premier jour du reste de ta nuit
It's the first day of the rest of your night
Les réveils durs, manque de compagnie
Hard awakenings, lack of company
L'haleine te pique, est-ce bien toi, t'hésites
Your breath stings, is it really you, you hesitate
La vérité n'a rien d'anesthésique
The truth has nothing anesthetic about it
Tu as cru qu'elle, tu pensais qu'il
You thought she, you thought he
T'es choqué en quittant ce monde infantile
You're shocked leaving this childish world
Ainsi, nous sommes tous fatigués
Thus, we are all tired
La tristesse n'est qu'une formalité
Sadness is just a formality
Quelques uns éveillés, d'autres le sont pas
Some are awake, others are not
Nous le serons tous avant le dernier pas
We all will be before the last step
(Ah)
Ah
Des certitudes finies au lance pierre
Certainties finished with a slingshot
Depuis que t'as ouvert la seconde paupière
Since you opened your second eyelid
La cause de la mélancolie
The cause of melancholy
Est l'réveil qui fait savoir que t'a dormi
Is the awakening that lets you know you slept
Le sommeil perdu ne revient jamais
Lost sleep never returns
Le réveil c'est quand on sait c'qu'on valait
Awakening is when you know what you were worth
Ignorant que tu te la coulais douce
Unaware that you were having it easy
C'est au jour où tu te lèves, tout s'écroule
It's the day you get up, everything crumbles
Chanceux, mal réveillé, comprends rien
Lucky, badly woken up, understands nothing
C'est pas une chanson pour les gens qui vont bien
It's not a song for people who are doing well
Toi tu vas bien tu sais pas c'que j'raconte
You're doing well, you don't know what I'm talking about
(Espèce d'enfoiré)
You a**hole
Les gens réveillés se foutent de plaire
Awakened people don't care about pleasing
Eux font face à la peur et t'sourient
They face fear and smile at you
Car avoir l'esprit ouvert c'est y voir clair
Because having an open mind is seeing clearly
Et trouver son âme sans mourir
And finding your soul without dying
La lueur, tu la trouveras pas
The glimmer, you won't find it
En cherchant trop loin de celle qui est en toi
By searching too far from the one that's within you
Tu trouvais la lumière pleine de sucre
You found the light full of sugar
Et un jour, la nuit, t'es tombé d'ssus
And one day, at night, you fell upon it
Le réveil est dur tu t'en r'mettras
The awakening is hard, you'll get over it
Sinon avec tu feras (f'ra)
Otherwise you'll do with it
(En fait, la deuxième personne du futur du singulier quoi)
Actually, the second person singular future tense, you know
Dring dring la vie a commencé
Ring ring, life has begun
Tu vas savoir comment c'est
You're going to know what it's like
Et puis pleurer comme nous
And then cry like us
Dès qu'tu peux, viens danser
As soon as you can, come dance
Dring dring la vie a commencé
Ring ring, life has begun
Tu vas savoir comment c'est
You're going to know what it's like
Et puis pleurer comme nous
And then cry like us
Dès qu'tu peux viens danser
As soon as you can, come dance
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Abdoulaye Diarra, Edouard Ardan
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anesthésique — anesthetic
Anesthésique translates to "anesthetic". It's a sophisticated and somewhat uncommon word to find in song lyrics, making it stand out.
In the song, Oxmo Puccino uses it to convey a deeper meaning about truth. He states, "La vérité n'a rien d'anesthésique" (The truth has nothing anesthetic about it), implying that truth is often harsh and doesn't numb the pain, unlike an anesthetic. This clever use of the word adds a layer of philosophical depth to the lyrics.
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