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 will go listen to Harlem at the corner of Manhattan

We will go blush the tea in the souks of Amman

We will go swim in the bed of the Senegal River

And we will see Bombay burning under a Bengal fire

We will scratch the sky below Kyoto

We will feel Rio beating in the heart of Janeiro

We will raise our eyes to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

And we will raise our glasses in Café Pushkin

How beautiful is our luck

In the thousand colors of the human being

Mixed with our differences

At the crossroads of destinies

You are the stars, we are the universe

You are a grain of sand, we are the desert

You are a thousand pages and I am the pen

You are the horizon and we are the sea

You are the seasons and we are the earth

You are the shore and I am the foam

We will say that poets have no flags

We will make festive days as many as we have heroes

We will know that children are the guardians of the soul

And that there are queens as many as there are women

We will say that encounters make the most beautiful journeys

We will see that we only deserve what is shared

We will hear music from elsewhere singing

And we will know how to give our best

How beautiful is our luck

In the thousand colors of the human being

Mixed with our differences

At the crossroads of destinies

You are the stars, we are the universe

You are a grain of sand, we are the desert

You are a thousand pages and I am the pen

You are the horizon and we are the sea

You are the seasons and we are the earth

You are the shore and I am the foam

You are the stars, we are the universe

You are a grain of sand, we are the desert

You are a thousand pages and I am the pen

You are the horizon and we are the sea

You are the seasons and we are the earth

You are the shore and I am 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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ZAZ On Ira Lyrics