Translation of the song lyrics Un an d'armée - Hélène

Un an d'armée (original)

Que c’est loin l’endroit d’où m'écris
Que c’est triste ici sans toi la vie
Comme si tout était devenu gris
Depuis ce jour où tu es parti
Un an d’armée c’est long
Pour deux amoureux
Un an gâché quand on
Pourrait être heureux
A 20 ans on a bien d’autres choses à faire
Qu’apprendre à préparer la guerre
Un an d’armée c’est long
Pour deux amoureux
De quel droit nous a-t-on
Rendus malheureux
Il faudrait dire à tous ces vieux militaires
Qu'à 20 ans on n’aime pas la guerre
Tu me dis que tu as des amis
Que tout va bien que tout l’monde est gentil
C’est pareil tu sais pour moi ici
Mais pourtant je pleure toutes les nuits
Un an d’armée c’est long
Pour deux amoureux
Un an gâché quand on
Pourrait être heureux
A 20 ans on a bien d’autres choses à faire
Qu’apprendre à préparer la guerre
Un an d’armée c’est long
Pour deux amoureux
De quel droit nous a-t-on
Rendus malheureux
Il faudrait dire à tous ces vieux militaires
Qu'à 20 ans on n’aime pas la guerre
Que c’est loin l’endroit d’où tu m'écris
Que c’est triste ici sans toi la vie
Comme si tout était devenu gris
Depuis ce jour où tu es parti
Un an d’armée c’est long
Pour deux amoureux
Un an gâché quand on
Pourrait être heureux
A 20 ans on a bien d’autres choses à faire
Qu’apprendre à préparer la guerre
Un an d’armée c’est long
Pour deux amoureux
De quel droit nous a-t-on
Rendus malheureux
Il faudrait dire à tous ces vieux militaires
Qu'à 20 ans on n’aime pas la guerre
Il faudrait dire à tous ces vieux militaires
Qu'à 20 ans on a mieux à faire
English Translation
How far the place you write from is
How sad life is without you
As if everything turned grey
Since the day you left
One year in the army is long
For two lovers
One year was thrown away, whereas we
Could be happy
When you’re twenty, you have so many other things to do
Instead of learning to get ready for war
One year in the army is long
For two lovers
What gives them the right to
Make us unhappy
Somebody tell all these old militaries
That when you’re twenty, you don’t like war
You tell me you have friends
That everything is alright, everybody’s nice
You know it’s the same for me too here
But I still cry every night
One year in the army is long
For two lovers
One year was thrown away, whereas we
Could be happy
When you’re twenty, you have so many other things to do
Instead of learning to get ready for war
One year in the army is long
For two lovers
What gives them the right to
Make us unhappy
Somebody tell all these old militaries
That when you’re twenty, you don’t like war
How far the place you write from is
How sad life is without you
As if everything turned grey
Since the day you left
One year in the army is long
For two lovers
One year was thrown away, whereas we
Could be happy
When you’re twenty, you have so many other things to do
Instead of learning to get ready for war
One year in the army is long
For two lovers
What gives them the right to
Make us unhappy
Somebody tell all these old militaries
That when you’re twenty, you don’t like war
Somebody tell all these old militaries
That when you’re twenty, you don’t like war

(translation)

How far is the place from which you write to me
How sad life is here without you
As if everything had turned gray
Since that day you left
A year in the army is a long time
For two lovers
A year wasted when we
Could be happy
At 20 we have many other things to do
What to learn to prepare for war
A year in the army is a long time
For two lovers
What right do we have
made unhappy
You should tell all those old soldiers
That at 20 you don't like war
You tell me you have friends
That everything is fine that everyone is nice
It's the same you know for me here
But still I cry every night
A year in the army is a long time
For two lovers
A year wasted when we
Could be happy
At 20 we have many other things to do
What to learn to prepare for war
A year in the army is a long time
For two lovers
What right do we have
made unhappy
You should tell all those old soldiers
That at 20 you don't like war
How far is the place from which you write to me
How sad life is here without you
As if everything had turned gray
Since that day you left
A year in the army is a long time
For two lovers
A year wasted when we
Could be happy
At 20 we have many other things to do
What to learn to prepare for war
A year in the army is a long time
For two lovers
What right do we have
made unhappy
You should tell all those old soldiers
That at 20 you don't like war
You should tell all those old soldiers
That at 20 we have better things to do
English Translation
How far the place you write from is
How sad life is without you
As if everything turned gray
Since the day you left
One year in the army is long
For two lovers
One year was thrown away, whereas we
Could be happy
When you're twenty, you have so many other things to do
Instead of learning to get ready for war
One year in the army is long
For two lovers
What gives them the right to
Make us unhappy
Somebody tell all these old militaries
That when you're twenty, you don't like war
You tell me you have friends
That everything is alright, everybody's nice
You know it's the same for me too here
But I still cry every night
One year in the army is long
For two lovers
One year was thrown away, whereas we
Could be happy
When you're twenty, you have so many other things to do
Instead of learning to get ready for war
One year in the army is long
For two lovers
What gives them the right to
Make us unhappy
Somebody tell all these old militaries
That when you're twenty, you don't like war
How far the place you write from is
How sad life is without you
As if everything turned gray
Since the day you left
One year in the army is long
For two lovers
One year was thrown away, whereas we
Could be happy
When you're twenty, you have so many other things to do
Instead of learning to get ready for war
One year in the army is long
For two lovers
What gives them the right to
Make us unhappy
Somebody tell all these old militaries
That when you're twenty, you don't like war
Somebody tell all these old militaries
That when you're twenty, you don't like war