On Ira Lyrics in English ZAZ

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song On Ira by ZAZ from French to English.

We'll go listen to Harlem on a Manhattan corner

We'll go redden the tea in the souks of Amman

We'll go swim in the bed of the Senegal River

And we'll see Bombay burn under a Bengal fire

We'll go scratch the sky beneath Kyoto

We'll go feel Rio beat at the heart of Janeiro

We'll raise our eyes to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

And we'll raise our glasses in the Pushkin Café

How beautiful our luck is

In the thousand colors of humankind

Blended by our differences

At the crossroads of destinies

You're the stars, we're the universe

You're a grain of sand, we're the desert

You're a thousand pages and I'm the quill

You're the horizon and we're the sea

You're the seasons and we're the earth

You're the shore and I'm the foam

We'll say that poets have no flags

We'll make festival days for every hero we have

We'll know that children are the guardians of the soul

And there are as many queens as there are women

We'll say that encounters make the most beautiful journeys

We'll see that we deserve only what we share

We'll hear music from elsewhere sing

And we'll know how to give what we have that's best

How beautiful our luck is

In the thousand colors of humankind

Blended by our differences

At the crossroads of destinies

You're the stars, we're the universe

You're a grain of sand, we're the desert

You're a thousand pages and I'm the quill

You're the horizon and we're the sea

You're the seasons and we're the earth

You're the shore and I'm the foam

You're the stars, we're the universe

You're a grain of sand, we're the desert

You're a thousand pages and I'm the quill

You're the horizon and we're the sea

You're the seasons and we're the earth

You're the shore and I'm the foam

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SONG MEANING

Pack your suitcase of imagination, because “On Ira” is ZAZ’s musical world tour where every stop is a shout-out to our shared humanity. From jazz-soaked street corners in Harlem to tea-scented souks in Amman, from the fiery lights of Bombay to the serene flow of the Sénégal River, the song whisks us across continents in a matter of beats. Each destination is a colorful postcard that celebrates cultural richness and invites you to taste, listen, and marvel.

Yet the real journey is inward. ZAZ reminds us that our greatest treasure is the beautiful mix of differences we all carry. With cosmic metaphors like “You are the stars, we are the universe,” she paints a picture where every person, big or small, completes the grand mosaic of life. Friendship over flags, children as soul keepers, and shared moments as the only things we truly earn—this anthem calls us to lift our eyes, raise our glasses, and dance in the limitless party of human connection.

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