De Couleurs Vives Lyrics in English ZAZ

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song De Couleurs Vives by ZAZ from French to English.

All these hallway whispers

Saying black or white, so

Is it the name or the skin

That decides the rank

I can't breathe anymore

Under the weight of this nonsense

Same blood, same moon

Whatever they say, whatever they say

All these heavy 'me-us'

That some people knock down

Their only crime so far?

Being born of their mothers

I can't breathe anymore

Under the weight of this nonsense

Same blood, same moon

Whatever they say

I wanna live, laugh free

I'm a woman of bright colors

And that means all that

I wanna live, laugh free

I'm a woman of bright colors

And that means all that

Of bright colors

There are days sometimes

When the sky's so beautiful

That I end up, I admit

Envying the birds

Being only a witness

To our inhuman acts

And to be able to fly

Fly toward other tomorrows

I think about you often

You, the disappointing ones

Who divide the whole

I think about you often

Who trample the us

I'm disappointed, really

So I pray to the wind

That it brings you back to us

So I pray to the wind

So it changes everything

I wanna live, laugh free

I'm a woman of bright colors

And that means all that

I wanna live, laugh free

I'm a woman of bright colors

And that means all that

Of bright colors

I leave those bourgeois tales to time

I hold back, it's true

From jumping into the fray

So I sing a little

Everybody does their best

I wanna live, laugh free

I'm a woman of bright colors

And that means all that

I wanna live, laugh free

I'm a woman of bright colors

And that means all that

I wanna live, laugh free

I'm a woman of bright colors

And that means all that

Of bright colors

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lendemains — tomorrows / futures

Lendemains literally translates to "tomorrows" but carries a deeper, more poetic meaning of "futures" or "what lies ahead". It's a beautiful word that evokes hope and possibility, often used to refer to the future in a broader sense than just the next day.

In the song, ZAZ sings about wanting to "voler vers d'autres lendemains" (fly towards other futures/tomorrows), expressing a desire to escape current struggles and move towards a better, different future. This makes it an inspiring and memorable word that stands out from common vocabulary.

“De Couleurs Vives” is ZAZ’s bright, soulful shout-out to diversity, equality, and unapologetic joy. From the very first lines she rejects the whispering hallway rumours that sort people into black or white. Same blood, same moon – so why let prejudice decide anyone’s worth? Exhausted by narrow-minded labels, she longs to breathe freely, to vivre, rire libre and splash the world with every shade of humanity’s palette.

Yet the song is not only a protest; it is a celebration. ZAZ pictures skies so stunning they make her envy birds that simply watch, never harm. She scolds those who trample the collective nous, but chooses hope over hate, asking the wind to blow unity back into our hearts. By calling herself une femme de couleurs vives, she invites us all to claim our own vivid colors, sing a little louder, and build a tomorrow where laughter and freedom paint the brightest mural of all.

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