Parfois Lyrics in English by Oxmo Puccino
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Parfois by Oxmo Puccino from French to English.
Être libre c'est sortir d'une prison pour une autre
Being free is leaving one prison for another
Personne ne t'aime c'est aussi ça être pauvre
Nobody loves you, that's also being poor
Parfois on peut déplacer des montagnes sur Neptune
Sometimes you can move mountains on Neptune
Par choix changer sa lecture
By choice, change your perspective
Passer les automnes, et comprendre
To live through autumns, and understand
Qu'il n'y a que la passion pour surprendre
That only passion can surprise
Je rêve de c'temps, de m'asseoir
I dream of this time, of sitting down
Mais je bosse dès l'aube et réfléchis chaque soir
But I work from dawn and think every night
Pour scander que nous sommes tous uniques
To chant that we're all unique
Au lieu de crier nos différences
Instead of shouting our differences
J'ai attendu la paix patiemment
I waited for peace patiently
Puis 'L' m'a dit qu'il fallait l'attendre urgemment
Then "L" told me we had to wait for it urgently
Parfois, la liberté passe par un long chemin
Sometimes, freedom takes a long path
Crier d'une autre arme que la voix
To shout with another weapon than a voice
Que nos futurs espèrent un bon demain
May our futures hope for a better tomorrow
Parfois
Sometimes
Mes parents m'ont dit, comme trois pommes j'étais géant
My parents told me, when I was tiny I was a giant
Devant quelques rétines, tu seras étranges
To some eyes, you'll be strange
Bon, surmonte les apparences
Well, overcome appearances
Y'a que le bon sens contre la réticence
There's only common sense against reluctance
Notre histoire est construite de chocs thermiques
Our history is built from thermal shocks
Parce que le destin peut s'écrire en italique
Because destiny can be written in italics
Aujourd'hui on peut tous s'asseoir dans le bus
Today we can all sit on the bus
Donc je rend hommage à tous les Spartacus
So I pay homage to all the Spartacuses
Je chante que nous sommes tous uniques
I sing that we're all unique
Au lieu de crier nos différences
Instead of shouting our differences
On se plaint de ces jeunes qui n'ont pas de modèle
We complain about these young people who don't have role models
Sans leur dire que l'espoir c'est un battement d'ailes
Without telling them that hope is a beat of wings
Parfois, la liberté passe par un long chemin
Sometimes, freedom takes a long path
Crier d'une autre arme que la voix
To shout with another weapon than a voice
Que nos futurs espèrent un bon demain
May our futures hope for a better tomorrow
Parfois
Sometimes
Quand on vient de tellement loin, depuis si longtemps
When we come from so far, for so long
Le jour du succès ne rend pas si content
The day of success doesn't make you so happy
Car gravir la noirceur qui ne fait qu'monter
For climbing the darkness that only rises
C'est rester pantois ou se laisser plomber
It's to remain speechless or let yourself be weighed down
Parfois je pense aux anciens, ce qui est certain
Sometimes I think of the elders, what's certain
On doit tous la vie au décès de quelqu'un
We all owe our lives to someone's death
Confier son coeur à n'importe qui tout le temps
To entrust your heart to anyone all the time
L'horizon abdique, cesser de crier nos différences
The horizon gives up, stop shouting our differences
Pour chanter que nous sommes tous uniques
To sing that we're all unique
Se serrer la main, et toujours se dire que
To shake hands, and always tell ourselves that
Parfois, la liberté passe par un long chemin
Sometimes, freedom takes a long path
Crier d'une autre arme que la voix
To shout with another weapon than a voice
Que nos futurs espèrent un bon demain
May our futures hope for a better tomorrow
Parfois
Sometimes
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Lyrics © DERRIERE LES PLANCHES D L P, WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
VINCENT SEGAL, Oxmo PUCCINO
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pantois — dumbfounded / speechless
Pantois means "dumbfounded" or "speechless". It's a less common, more evocative word than simply saying someone is surprised.
In the lyrics, "C’est rester pantois ou se laisser plomber" (It's to remain dumbfounded or let oneself be weighed down), Oxmo Puccino uses it to describe a state of being overwhelmed or stunned by life's challenges. It suggests a moment of profound shock or inaction, making it a powerful and memorable choice.
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