| Beethoven (original) | Beethoven (translation) |
|---|---|
| Au delà du monde, | beyond the world, |
| Que quelqu’un réponde, | Somebody answer, |
| Martyre et guerrière, | martyr and warrior, |
| Violence ordinaire, | ordinary abuse, |
| Palais d’allégeance, | Allegiance Palace, |
| Marché d’indulgence, | indulgence market, |
| Parmi tant de voix, | Among so many voices, |
| Le silence est roi, | Silence is king, |
| Silence de la mer, | Silence of the sea, |
| Des nuits, d’un désert, | Nights, of a desert, |
| Nos cris, nos combats, | Our cries, our fights, |
| Qui les entendra? | Who will hear them? |
| Le monde est sourd | The world is deaf |
| Comme Beethoven, | Like Beethoven, |
| Sourd à l’amour, | Deaf to love, |
| Hurlant sa haine, | Screaming his hate, |
| Hymne à la joie | Ode to Joy |
| Et requiem, | And requiem, |
| Chacun pour soi | Every man for himself |
| Et Dieu quand même. | And God anyway. |
| Chef-d'oeuvre en poussière, | masterpiece in dust, |
| Splendeur et misère, | Splendor and misery, |
| Fragile et immense, | Fragile and immense, |
| Orgueil, impuissance, | pride, impotence, |
| Mensonge et mystère, | Lie and mystery, |
| Vengeance et colère, | Revenge and anger, |
| Dans la nuit des temps, | In the mists of time, |
| Personne ne s’entend. | Nobody gets along. |
| Le monde est sourd | The world is deaf |
| Comme Beethoven, | Like Beethoven, |
| Sourd à l’amour, | Deaf to love, |
| Hurlant sa haine, | Screaming his hate, |
| De Walkyrie | From Valkyrie |
| En wagnérienne, | In Wagnerian, |
| Tant de génie | so much genius |
| Et Dieu quand même. | And God anyway. |
| Et la vie passe en chantant, | And life goes by singing, |
| Harmonie, contretemps, | Harmony, setback, |
| Le monde est un infini poème. | The world is an infinite poem. |
| Le monde est sourd | The world is deaf |
| Comme Beethoven, | Like Beethoven, |
| Sourd à l’amour, | Deaf to love, |
| Hurlant sa haine, | Screaming his hate, |
| Hymne à la joie | Ode to Joy |
| Et requiem, | And requiem, |
| Chacun pour soi | Every man for himself |
| Et Dieu quand même. | And God anyway. |
| Le monde est sourd | The world is deaf |
| Comme Beethoven. | Like Beethoven. |
