Tombeau Lyrics in English Pomme

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tombeau by Pomme from French to English.
You wanna leave
As fast as the wind
I'm not gonna die
I'll come by now and then
Watch the flowers dry on the grave
Fear winning, once too many
Tell me something and even
If nothing comes back to you
I'll remember for you
I've kept the taste of all that
I think
Everybody's gonna grow old
I'm teaching nobody anything
You can destroy everything
Disappear when autumn comes
And live with the animals
Melt the snow, sleep in the water
Tell me something and even
If nothing comes back to you
I'll remember for you
I've kept the taste of all that
I think
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Tell me something and even
If nothing comes back to you
I'll remember for you
I've kept the taste of all that
I think
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SONG MEANING

Tombeau sweeps listeners into a wistful conversation between Pomme and a loved one who is already half-gone. The other person longs to disappear “as fast as the wind,” leaving only a grave and fading flowers behind. Instead of clinging or pleading, Pomme promises to keep their memories alive: she will revisit the tomb, remember every taste, sound, and scent, and shoulder the stories that the departing soul can no longer tell. In gentle, airy melodies, the song explores the uneasy dance between loss and remembrance, reminding us that everyone must age and vanish, yet memories can bloom where life once stood.

Under the surface, Pomme also offers a strangely comforting freedom. She imagines the runaway spirit melting snow, sleeping in water, and living with animals, suggesting that death—or disappearance—might simply be another shape of life. Tombeau is therefore both elegy and lullaby, teaching English learners (and all of us) that good-byes can hold tenderness, and that holding on does not always mean holding back.

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