Pauvre Verlaine Lyrics in English by Salvatore Adamo
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pauvre Verlaine by Salvatore Adamo from Italian to English.
S'il n'y avait le sourire des fleurs
If there weren't the smile of the flowers
Quel soleil chaufferais-je mon coeur sans toi
What sun would I warm my heart with without you
S'il n'y avait la chanson de la pluie
If there weren't the song of the rain
Qui bercerait mon c??ur qui se languit de toi
Who would lull my heart that longs for you
De toi, pauvre Verlaine, il lui faudra beaucoup pleurer ce soir
For you, poor Verlaine, he will have to cry a lot tonight
Je me souviens, le ciel tait en pleurs
I remember, the sky was in tears
Et ??a hurlait, les violons du malheur, sans toi
And it howled, the violins of misfortune, without you
Mais tu as peint ma vie ta douceur
But you painted my life with your sweetness
Et un grand feu a jailli dans mon coeur, avec toi
And a great fire sprang up in my heart, with you
Tu as cueilli tous mes reves d'enfant
You gathered all my childhood dreams
Pour les bercer sur les ailes du vent
To lull them on the wings of the wind
Mais tu m'as laiss au coeur le go?t amer
But you left in my heart the bitter taste
D'un bonheur perdu ?? peine d??couvert, pourquoi
Of a happiness lost barely discovered, why
Tu es venue comme Dame Fortune, tu es partie sur un rayon de lune
You came like Lady Luck, you left on a moonbeam
Pleure, Verlaine, les amours bless??es
Cry, Verlaine, for wounded loves
Pleure, Verlaine, les c??urs d??laiss??s
Cry, Verlaine, for abandoned hearts
Pour moi, pauvre Verlaine, il lui faudra beaucoup pleurer ce soir
For me, poor Verlaine, he will have to cry a lot tonight
Comme le fleuve amoureux de la mer
Like the river in love with the sea
Je sens couler mes ??t??s, mes hivers vers toi
I feel my summers, my winters flowing towards you
Mais o?? es-tu ? Dans le temps, tu t'enlises
But where are you? In time, you're getting bogged down
Et tu ne vis plus que dans l'??cho de la brise, parfois
And you live only in the echo of the breeze, sometimes
Parfois, pauvre Verlaine, il lui faudra beaucoup pleurer ce soir
Sometimes, poor Verlaine, he will have to cry a lot tonight
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SALVATORE ADAMO
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s'il n'y avait — if there were not
S'il n'y avait translates to "if there were not" or "if it weren't for". It's a conditional phrase that sets up a hypothetical situation, often implying a sense of longing or what would be missing.
In this song, Adamo uses it to express how essential certain things (like the smile of flowers or the song of the rain) are to his emotional well-being, especially in the absence of his beloved. It's a poetic way to highlight the depth of his feelings and the void left by her absence.
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