Hiro Lyrics in English Soprano , Indila

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Hiro by Soprano from French to English.

Intro

I would have liked to travel through time

If I had the power of Hiro Nakamura

I would have gone back to relive the birth of Lenny and Inaya

I would have been in Sanaa

Boycotting the takeoff of Yemenia's A310

I would have gone to see my grandfather one last time

Tell him I take care of his daughter, not to worry

I would have gone to see Martin Luther King

After his speech, show him a photo of Barack Obama

I would have been at the Harlem temple

Push Malcolm off the stage before a bullet hits him

I would have been in Mandela's cell

To tell him to hang in there, his ideas will lead South Africa

In love with Lady Diana

I would have created a huge traffic jam under the Alma bridge

I would have been to the Bahamas

Not for vacation but to empty Aaliyah's plane cargo hold

I would have liked to travel through time

If I had the power of Hiro Nakamura

I would have been at Muhammad Ali's fight in Kinshasa

Then, I would have celebrated the independence of my Comoros

In the arms of my grandfather before his death

Then, a little trip to the Paris-Dakar in the savannah

To boycott Daniel Balavoine's helicopter

I, who love the truths of those who wear a red nose

I would have slashed Coluche's motorcycle tires

I would have welcomed Muhammad in Medina

Then go see the Red Sea, let Moses pass

I would have been at the birth of Mary's son

Two hours later, do the salt march with Gandhi

I would have sat next to Rosa Parks

Then to Woodstock to experience a live performance by Jimi Hendrix

I would have been at the Motown anniversary

To see Michael do the moonwalk

I would have been in New York

To trigger a bomb alert at 7 am in the 2 towers

I would have been in Iraq

Teach journalists to aim better with their shoes

I would have been in Afghanistan

Throw the cameras from the last interview of Commander Massoud

I would have been in Angola

To tell Adebayor's team not to take the road

I would have been in Clichy-sous-Bois

Unplug the EDF transformer before Zyed and Bouna arrive

I would have been at Kunta Kinte's or on Gorée

To give them guns before the colonizers arrive

I would have gone to see the African riflemen

To tell them that their children are called dirty immigrants

I would have been in Austria

I would have done everything to ensure Adolf Hitler's parents never meet

Even if I had Nakamura's power

What could I have done for Haiti, the tsunami, or Katrina

What could I have done for Alaska

Everything nature has given us

Nature will take back

So many things I would have wanted to change or experience

So many things I would have wanted to erase or relive

But all of that is impossible, my friend

So I take a deep breath and blow out my 30th candle

Outro

I would have liked to travel through time

But we can only live in the present

We can only live in the present

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SONG MEANING

Soprano and Indila imagine hopping into a time-machine with the powers of Hiro Nakamura, the time-bending hero from the series Heroes. With that gift, they would rush through history like superheroes: stopping plane crashes, saving icons like Martin Luther King, Malcolm X or Lady Diana, cheering Mandela up in his jail cell, watching Mohamed Ali’s legendary fight in Kinshasa, jamming at Woodstock with Jimi Hendrix, and even preventing tragic global events such as 9/11. Each lyrical snapshot blends pop-culture, personal memories and world history, creating a whirlwind of “what if” moments that feel both epic and deeply human.

Yet the song’s playful wish-list hides a bittersweet truth. After dreaming of rewriting the past, Soprano finally sighs on his 30th birthday and admits we can only live in the present. "Hiro" becomes a reminder that, while we cannot change yesterday or control natural disasters like tsunamis and hurricanes, we can act today with empathy, courage and hope. The track is a vibrant invitation to learn from history’s joys and wounds, then use that knowledge to make our own brief moment in time count.

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