| A la closerie des lilas
| At the Lilac Closerie
|
| Elle s’est r? | She r? |
| fugi?e dans mes bras
| fugitive in my arms
|
| Elle avait un dr? | She had a dr? |
| le de velours
| the velvet
|
| Dans sa voix des combats trop lourds
| In his voice fights too heavy
|
| Et dans ses yeux l’air insoumis
| And in his eyes the rebellious look
|
| Un regard en mal de pays
| A look longing for country
|
| Comme une? | Like a? |
| tincelle dans la nuit
| spark in the night
|
| Je lui ai dit
| I told him
|
| Raconte moi paloma
| tell me paloma
|
| Le soir qui descend trop t? | The evening that descends too t? |
| t Le man? | t Le man? |
| ge des corbeaux
| age of crows
|
| La chaleur des braseros
| The heat of the braziers
|
| Raconte moi paloma
| tell me paloma
|
| Les mots qu’on entend l? | The words we hear |
| bas
| low
|
| Le pass? | The pass? |
| qui vole en? | who flies in? |
| clat
| shine
|
| La peur qui n’en finit pas
| The Fear That Never Ends
|
| Loin de la closerie des lilas
| Far from the Lilac Closerie
|
| Elle avait sous son grand manteau
| She had under her great coat
|
| L’histoire d’un pays en lambeaux
| The story of a country in tatters
|
| Ce qu’elle disait crevait la lune
| What she said was a moonburst
|
| Et je remerciais la fortune
| And I thanked fortune
|
| De ce rayon sur mon chemin
| Of that ray on my way
|
| Elle parlait d’un monde en d? | She spoke of a world in d? |
| clin
| blink
|
| De l’espoir qu’il fallait sauver
| Of the hope that had to be saved
|
| Je r? | I r? |
| p?tais
| I didn't
|
| Raconte moi paloma
| tell me paloma
|
| Les mots qu’on entend l?-bas
| The words we hear over there
|
| Le pass? | The pass? |
| qui vole en? | who flies in? |
| clat
| shine
|
| La peur qui n’en finit pas
| The Fear That Never Ends
|
| Loin d’la closerie des lilas
| Far from the lilac closerie
|
| Raconte moi paloma
| tell me paloma
|
| Le soir qui descend trop t? | The evening that descends too t? |
| t Le man? | t Le man? |
| ge des corbeaux
| age of crows
|
| La chaleur des braseros
| The heat of the braziers
|
| Elle a pos?
| She posed?
|
| Au coin du lit
| On the corner of the bed
|
| Son grand manteau couleur de pluie
| His great rain-colored coat
|
| Accordant le temps d’une tr? | Granting time for a tr? |
| ve Aux tambours battants de ses r? | ve To the beating drums of his r? |
| ves
| you
|
| Depuis elle dort, paloma dort
| Since she sleeps, paloma sleeps
|
| Et? | And? |
| a ressemble? | looks like? |
| de l’amore
| love
|
| Depuis elle dort, on dit qu’elle dort
| Since she sleeps, they say she sleeps
|
| Et? | And? |
| a ressemble? | looks like? |
| de l’amore
| love
|
| Raconte moi paloma
| tell me paloma
|
| Le soir qui descend trop t? | The evening that descends too t? |
| t Le man? | t Le man? |
| ge des corbeaux
| age of crows
|
| La chaleur des braseros
| The heat of the braziers
|
| Raconte moi paloma
| tell me paloma
|
| Les mots qu’on entend l?-bas
| The words we hear over there
|
| Le pass? | The pass? |
| qui vole en? | who flies in? |
| clat
| shine
|
| La peur qui n’en finit pas
| The Fear That Never Ends
|
| Raconte moi paloma
| tell me paloma
|
| Le soir qui descend trop t? | The evening that descends too t? |
| t Le man? | t Le man? |
| ge des corbeaux
| age of crows
|
| La chaleur des braseros | The heat of the braziers |