Pointant Le Nord Lyrics in English Pierre Lapointe
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pointant Le Nord by Pierre Lapointe from French to English.
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Quand je pense à hier
When I think of yesterday
Quand je pense à demain
When I think of tomorrow
Quand je ferme mes yeux
When I close my eyes
Jusqu?au petit matin
Until the early morning
Quand je couche mon corps
When I lay my body down
Tête pointant le nord
Head pointing north
Et que je sens mon dos
And I feel my back
Rappelant le troupeau
Recalling the herd
Quand les funérailles de ballet
When the ballet funeral
Là où les gens bâillent en anglais
Where people yawn in English
Font que même la vieillesse, empreinte de paresse
Make even old age imbued with laziness
Finit par doubler le masque d?Orphée
Ends up doubling the mask of Orpheus
Quand l?hypocrisie est de mise
When hypocrisy is in order
Entre la peau et la chemise
Between the skin and the shirt
Que la rivière coule
Let the river flow
Et que tout déboule
And everything comes crashing down
Malgré le sang et les dents qui cassent
Despite the blood and the teeth that break
Non, je ne parlerai pas
No, I won't speak
Non, je ne parlerai pas
No, I won't speak
Car il why a une rivière
Because why has a river
Qui a poussé entre nous
Who grew between us
Même si la terre toute entière ferme les yeux et s?en fout
Even if the whole earth closes its eyes and doesn't care
Et si un jour tu why plonges
And if one day you why dive
Moi, j?y plongerai avec toi
I will dive in with you
Pour noyer dans la pénombre
To drown in the darkness
La grandeur de nos ébats
The grandeur of our antics
Et si la terre tout entière
And if the whole earth
Se met à rire de nous
Starts laughing at us
Nous leur lancerons des pierres
We will throw stones at them
Pour grafigner nos genoux
To scratch our knees
Mais non jamais, mais oui je sais
But no never, but yes I know
Que je ne parlerai pas
That I won't speak
Bouche gelée jusqu?à ce que nos deux corps soient enterrés
Mouth frozen until both our bodies are buried
Alors non, je ne parlerai pas
So no, I won't speak
Non, je ne parlerai pas
No, I won't speak
Pour toutes les grand-mères de la terre
For all the grandmothers of the earth
Celles qui partiront dans le vent
Those who will go away in the wind
Celles qui partiront pour la guerre
Those who will go to war
Armées d?enfants
Armies of children
J?ai rongé les sabots de l?âme
I have gnawed the clogs of the soul
Pour oublier que l?on oublie
To forget that we forget
Toutes ces obscénités qu?on a préarrangées
All these obscenities that we prearranged
Que même un pape outré ne pourrait condamner
That even an outraged pope could not condemn
Alors non, je ne parlerai pas
So no, I won't speak
Non, je ne parlerai pas
No, I won't speak
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