| La Route (original) | La Route (translation) |
|---|---|
| Si la route savait dire: | If the road could say: |
| «Prends-moi, prends-moi» | "Take me, take me" |
| Me le soufflerait-elle | Would she whisper to me |
| De chacune de ses 1000 voix? | Of each of his 1000 voices? |
| Si la route savait rire | If the road knew how to laugh |
| Se moquerait-elle de moi? | Would she laugh at me? |
| Sachant que je veux fuir | Knowing that I want to run away |
| Sans trop savoir pourquoi | Without really knowing why |
| Sachant que je veux fuir | Knowing that I want to run away |
| En marchant sur ses 1000 bras | Walking on his 1000 arms |
| Qui sait quand la route cessera de vouloir de moi? | Who knows when the road will stop wanting me? |
| De qui suis-je l’otage quand je cours sans toi? | Who am I hostage to when I run without you? |
| D’une valse | Of a waltz |
| Profonde | deep |
| Jusqu'à ce que je tombe | Until I fall |
| Quand la route me criera: | When the road cries out to me: |
| «Rends-moi, Rends-moi» | "Give Me Back, Give Me Back" |
| Tous les chemin-serpents | All snake paths |
| Que j’ai incrusté en toi | That I embedded in you |
| Quand la route demandera | When the road asks |
| «Allez, donne-moi» | "Come on, give me" |
| Tribut pour chaque passage | Tribute for each pass |
| Pour chaque erreur féconde | For every fruitful mistake |
| Faudra que je réponde: | I will have to answer: |
| «Reviens à toi | "Come back to you |
| Quand même tu brandiras | Even though you brandish |
| Une à une tes 1000 lois | One by one your 1000 laws |
| Comment pourrais-je te rendre | How could I give you back |
| Le plus vrai des tatouages | The truest of tattoos |
| Celui que le temps aura imprimé sur moi?» | The one time has imprinted on me?" |
