Son Âme D'enfant Lyrics in English by Pascal Obispo, Carla Bruni

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Son Âme D'enfant by Pascal Obispo from French to English.

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We lose our shoes, our hair, our teeth

But we never lose our childlike soul

We lose dignity, hope along the way

We lose everything we are, except our childlike soul

We lose face, flair, flamboyance

With each broken day, we lose some of our time

We lose all our feathers, one by one, gently

Life tears them from our childlike soul

For that soul sketches our pains

Mocks our laws, our thousand fears

For that soul, that's what happiness is

That's where joy is, that's where the mistake is

We lose our dreams, burning despairs

We give ourselves relentlessly, prince or beggar

We lose the useless, yet the essential

But we never lose our childlike soul

We lose the pedals, we fall very gently

From our cruel lives, we die trembling

We lose the north, the south, the Mistral at its best

But we never lose our childlike soul

For that soul sketches our pains

Mocks our laws, our thousand fears

For that soul, that's what happiness is

That's where joy is, that's where the mistake is

We lose as we win, it really doesn't matter

We can expect nothing, life, this torment

We lose everything that trembles, everything that breathes

Except our childlike soul which withstands the worst, the worst

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flamboyant — flamboyant / showy

Flamboyant in French, like in English, means showy, ostentatious, or brightly colored. It's a word that evokes a strong visual and emotional image.

In the song, the line "On perd face au pied, panache, flamboyant" suggests a loss of flair or a vibrant spirit. It's an interesting word choice because it's not as common as other adjectives and it adds a touch of vividness to the theme of losing various aspects of oneself while retaining the child's soul.

Pascal Obispo and Carla Bruni team up for "Son Âme D'enfant" [Its Child's Soul], a beautiful song that reminds us about the one thing we never truly lose: our inner child. The lyrics explore all the things we do lose as we go through life – from our shoes, hair, and teeth to dignity and hope. It's a pretty blunt look at how life can wear us down, taking away our dreams and even our sense of direction.

But through all that loss, the song insists that "on ne perd jamais son âme d'enfant" [we never lose our child's soul]. This child's soul is described as something that understands our pain, ignores our rules and fears, and is the source of both joy and mistakes. It's a sweet and powerful message about holding onto that innocent, resilient part of ourselves, even when everything else seems to crumble around us.

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